Consent, by Vallens

Consent

by Vallens

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greycats I love the whole album, not a single dud track. check out the videos on youtube, too. Favorite track: Karen.

kalavinika Dark, soft, heavy, intense. Sounds beautiful both recorded and live, from first to last track. Favorite track: Dark Tunnel.

Ashton Richards Damn fine album.

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1.	While You Wait 02:15	buy track
2.	Drag 04:14	buy track
3.	Consent 04:10	buy track
4.	Rosemary 03:39	buy track
5.	Devour 05:59	buy track
6.	Karen 03:31	buy track
7.	Dark Tunnel 03:51	buy track
8.	Tennesse Haze 06:51	buy track
9.	Sin So Vain 07:02	buy track
10.	Still Need Dreams 02:13	buy track

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released June 24, 2016

“I’ve fallen in love with Vallens, a shoegaze band from Toronto, and their music video for “Dark Tunnel.” It is a shadowy mirage through the woods, splashed with glitter and fairy lights” - ROOKIE MAG

“21 Female-Fronted Bands You Need To Listen To” - BUST

“The lo-fi Toronto band’s David Lynchian inspired video demands respect and belief in women. – Vallens’ debut album, a dark aura of lo-fi rock led by singer-songwriter Robyn Phillips that explores a myriad of women’s issues including sexual, physical, and communicative consent” - NOISEY

“dissonance, piercing guitars and impassioned vocals to make a sound akin to Siouxsie & the Banshees or Los Angeles’ X” – LIVE / CLASH

“The Lynchian influence returns full force in the Toronto-based ensemble’s new music video for “Devour” – a twisted boudoir photo shoot – a troubling meditation on identity – the gentle shoegaze soundtrack” - INTERVIEW MAGAZINE

“Consent’ is topical, powerful, and wholly invigorating” – CLASH

“From its melancholy start to its fantastic finish, Consent is a twisted fever dream truly evoking the band’s namesake” – Album Of The Week / NOW

“the type of record one should listen to with eyes closed, to fully allow the mind to be swept away on a journey that both delights and disturbs, in the most enchanting of ways” – 8/10 EXCLAIM!

“Consent is layered in a cloudy haze of dusky guitars over mysterious melodies, dreamy synthesizers seemingly taken from the lost tapes of a David Lynch film score, and shadowy, post punk grooves” – INTERVIEW / CBC RADIO3

“Vallens’ dark and smoky sound – definitely has a certain Black Lodge je ne sais quoi” - BROOKLYN VEGAN

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0lylr8OHts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNEv3-jagk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J7Y8SFH7c4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=73onHaoNlv0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzZ70p4S5Zo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1kN35oW2Cs

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Recorded with Jeff Berner of Psychic TV at Galuminum Foil in Brooklyn, NY and at Candle Recording with Josh Korody (Beliefs, Wish) in Toronto, ON.

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