WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
NEW FRIENDS & LILYISTHATYOU
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
WESTERN FAIR, LONDON ON
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With over 210 million global streams, JUNO Award-nominated, Valley put together alternative pop with the care, adventurousness, and personal touch of a handmade burned CD.
Cycling through moods like your favourite throwback Pinterest board, the Toronto quartet—Rob Laska, Michael “Mickey” Brandolino, Alex Dimauro, and Karah James—amplify sticky hooks through eloquent songcraft that’s cognizant of what came before, yet ready for the future. In 2016, Valley formed by accident when a local studio double booked them. During high school, Mike and Karah played in one band, while Rob and Alex played in another. They introduced themselves with self-written, self-produced releases, including the EP This Room Is White and full-length debut MAYBE .
They joined Lennon Stella and The Band CAMINO on sold out tours across North America and even picked up a 2020 JUNO Award nomination in the category of “Breakthrough Group of the Year.” Following 2020’s sucks to see you doing better EP, the single “Like 1999” exploded. Its genesis traces back to a TikTok post of an unfinished version. After Valley completed the tune in under 48 hours, it went on to inspire hundreds of thousands of creates and eclipse 20 million streams while breaking boarders, appearing on viral charts in the U.S., Philippines, Korea, Japan and more. After amassing over 100 million streams and earning acclaim from the likes of Atwood Magazine and American Songwriter, the group transmit this signature style through their latest EP Last Birthday for Universal Music Canada and new label partner Capitol Records.
Valley are back on the road this year, playing their first American festivals this past summer at Wonderbus Festival and Bottle Rock Festival and are currently supporting COIN for a 17-day US tour.
With genre bending anthems translated through impactful and relatable emotions, New Friends are reinventing the standard for what popular music can be. As a product of their childhoods, they are nostalgic for the bands they loved growing up and continue to emulate those influences with a modern twist.
When Stefan Boulineau, Ayden Miller, Cole Wilson and Conrad Galecki crossed paths as music students in late 2018, the group clicked instantly and began working on demos in dorm rooms in London, Ontario.
It didn’t take long until their hook-filled debut single, Purple Candy was out in the world. Reaching over 3.5 million streams on Spotify and climbing. They were recently announced winners of the “It’s Your Shot” contest in Canada worth $100,000 in Artist Development.
With a charismatic frontman in Boulineau who displays dreamy originality in his voice, metaphorical yet relatable lyrics from Miller, rich guitar melodies from Wilson, and production magic + class writing from Galecki, New Friends is rapidly becoming a recognized sound around the world.
Through her raw and vulnerable take on pop, Lilyisthatyou wants to be the role model she never had.
Thanks to defiant, vibrant anthems like “FMRN” (a.k.a. “Fuck Me Right Now”) the 21-year-old has already established herself as a pop singer without parallel, tackling topics others won’t—sex, addiction, shame—without preaching or posturing, in order to reach listeners where they are. While she employs all sorts of sounds across her diverse pop songs, she’s committed to making dynamic female-first party anthems. And on her single, “Party 22,” the freshly minted hitmaker takes a moment to let her hair down. “Party 22” follows the breakout “FMRN,” which has amassed more than 40 million global streams so far.
The sex-positive, synth-heavy hit made headlines when it took off on TikTok, then was promptly removed from the platform in July, which only helped spread the song further. Lily’s frankness and confidence—which date back to a childhood of talent shows and home recording—connected with listeners, which strengthened her resolve to be completely transparent.
She continues the discourse on her other singles like anti-slut-shaming anthem “Purity” and the addiction-tackling “Moderation.” Her attitude and magnetic personality ensure a common thread runs through her songs, no matter the sound. “There’s an empowered and confident woman singing to you on every track,” Lily says. “I couldn’t identify with any pop star as a teen. I’m still fighting for 15-year-old me.” With recent anthems like “ALL ABOUT ME” and “Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls,” as well as much more new music on the horizon, Davies has her eyes set on being the artist she needed when she was younger.
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