Acclaimed dream pop duo In The Valley Below have shared an intimate and emotionally charged new single, “Lie With Me”, available now via Arts & Crafts, and an official music video directed by Uto X(a.k.a. In The Valley Below co-founder Angela Gail Mattson).
Jeffrey Jacob Mendel and Angela Gail Mattson of In The Valley Below were nothing more than friends until one MDMA-infused night when their chemistry completely changed. Less than a year later they were married and expecting a child. The couple currently lives in Grand Rapids, MI where they self-produced and recorded “Lie With Me” in their basement studio. They are still madly in love.
“‘Lie With Me’ is one of our most personal songs,” say In The Valley Below. “It’s about the night we fell head over heels for each other, even though we were both in relationships. It’s about the feelings of excitement and guilt that overwhelmed us.”
n The Valley Below will mark the arrival of “Lie With Me” with a major North American tour supporting legendary electronic pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, set to get underway April 22. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit inthevalleybelow.com/shows.
MORE ABOUT IN THE VALLEY BELOW
Founded in 2011, In The Valley Below made their full-length debut with 2014’s critically acclaimed The Belt, highlighted by the worldwide hit single, “Peaches”. The track reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, prompting high profile TV performances on CBS’ The Late Show With David Letterman and TBS’ Conan. After three years on the road – including headline tours, festival sets at such global events as Reading/Leeds, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Pukkelpop, and Rock En Seine, and support runs alongside Cold War Kids, Tricky, and The Airborne Toxic Event, to name but a few – Mendel and Mattson relocated from Los Angeles to Grand Rapids, MI, where they built a full studio in a 100-year-old house. There they crafted their groundbreaking sophomore LP, The Pink Chateau, released on Arts & Crafts in 2019 joined by a feature length erotique film hailed by Brooklyn Vegan as “a dreamlike diorama of interconnected musical vignettes inspired by vintage French erotica and the faded colors of 1970s films.” A multimedia tour followed which saw In The Valley Below presenting The Pink Chateau in cinemas across America, accompanying their film by performing its score live over wireless headphones.
IN THE VALLEY BELOW TOUR 2022
All Dates Supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Apr 22 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
Apr 23 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
Apr 24 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Apr 26 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
Apr 27 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Apr 29 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Apr 30 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
May 01 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 03 – Toronto, ON – History
May 04 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 06 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
May 07 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
May 08 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
May 10 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
May 11– Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
May 12 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
May 15 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
May 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
May 20 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl
May 21 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
May 22 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
May 24 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
May 25 – El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia
May 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
