Valley Lodge (band)

Valley Lodge
OriginBrooklyn, New York
GenresPower pop[1]
Years active2005–present
LabelsD-Text Records, Explosive Industries, Powerpop Academy
Members
  • Dave Hill
  • John Kimbrough
  • Rob Pfeiffer
  • Phil Costello
  • Eddie Eyeball
Websitevalleylodgehq.com

Valley Lodge is an American power pop band from New York City.

Band history

Valley Lodge came together when John Kimbrough, former singer-guitarist for Minnesota power pop band Walt Mink, met up with comedian/musician Dave Hill (formerly a member of bands such as Cobra Verde, and Sons of Elvis) to compare the home demos they were working on.[2]

Joined by bass player/singer Phil Costello (Satanicide) and drummer Rob Pfeiffer (Sense Field), and inspired by bands such as Cheap Trick, Raspberries, Thin Lizzy and Big Star,[3] they released their eponymous debut album in 2005. The album proved particularly popular in Japan, even getting a re-release with bonus tracks in 2008.[4] The band went on to tour there in March 2009.

The band released their second album, Semester at Sea, on April 21, 2009, containing ten new songs by the band and a cover of Bob Welch's 1970s hit, "Sentimental Lady". At that time, Eddie Eyeball (2 Skinnee J's) joined the band on bass guitar/backing vocals, and Phil Costello switched to guitar.[citation needed]

On October 19, 2018, the band released their fourth album, Fog Machine on Tee Pee Records.

On February 15, 2024, the band released "I Wrote a Song[5]," the first single from their fifth album, Shadows in Paradise, followed in April by "Daylights." Shadows in Paradise was released on April 19, 2024. The album was produced by Tom Beaujour (Nada Surf, Juliana Hatfield), who would then replace John Kimbrough as the band's second guitarist.

In The Media

Valley Lodge's songs "Over It" and "All of My Loving" were featured in episodes of the sitcom Cougar Town.[citation needed] The band's song "Coming Around" was also featured on the sitcom Raising Hope.[citation needed] Their song "The Door" was used in a commercial for the GMC Sierra truck.[citation needed] "All of My Loving" is the theme song for Dave Hill's podcast, Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident.[citation needed] Recently,[when?] "All of My Loving" was also featured on a Sonic commercial for their hot dogs.[citation needed]

Valley Lodge's third album, Use Your Weapons, was released on September 3, 2013. A video for the first single "Go" was filmed in Los Angeles in July 2013, and directed by Tim Fornara.[citation needed]

In February 2011, "Naked City" was used as song for the in-game radio station RoadRock on Test Drive Unlimited 2

In April 2014, "Go" became the theme song for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO.[6] In November 2015, the band appeared on Last Week Tonight to play "Go" live, as a way to close the show's second-season finale.

Discography

Members

Current

  • Dave Hill – vocals, guitar
  • Rob Pfeiffer – drums
  • Eddie Eyeball – bass guitar, vocals
  • Tom Beaujour - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Costello – vocals, guitar

Former

  • John Kimbrough – vocals, guitar

References

  1. ^ Woodward, Alex (21 July 2014). "Interview: Dave Hill". Gambit. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "VALLEY LODGE - Semester At Sea". Not Lame Recordings. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Glastetter, Jason (August 5, 2009). "An interview with: Dave Hill". The End of Irony. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "POWERPOP ACADEMY （パワーポップ・アカデミー）- VALLEY LODGE（ヴァレー・ロッジ/ヴァレー・ロッジ）2008.9.26". POWERPOP ACADEMY. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Dave Hill's band Valley Lodge prep new album, share "I Wrote a Song" 2024.2.21". BROOKLYN VEGAN. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dave Hill's band Valley Lodge did the theme for 'Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver' (who crashed the FCC's website)". BrooklynVegan. June 3, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.