With more than 1.2 billion global streams and four JUNO Award nominations under their belt, Valley, comprised of Rob Laska, Karah James, and Alex Dimauro, have spent the last decade building a worldwide audience, earning acclaim from outlets including Consequence and Wonderland, opening for artists such as Post Malone and Dermot Kennedy, while continually pushing themselves toward new ways of making music.
Their 2021 breakout “Like 1999” helped propel Valley onto the international stage, earning Gold certification in Canada and helping establish the band as a global force. Since then, they’ve continued to build on that momentum: 2024’s Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden earned a JUNO nomination for Alternative Album of the Year, while lead single “Vending Machine” marked their first No. 1 at Canadian alternative radio.
Do You Need To Be Entertained? is the clearest expression yet of Valley trusting themselves without trying to predict where the music will take them. The band have taken the same approach to bringing the album into the world, using surprise pop-up performances in Toronto and Montréal as well as their long-awaited main-stage debut at Osheaga. After years of discovering how far they could stretch their sound, Valley are entering this era less interested in defining what comes next than seeing where their instincts lead them.
