VALLEY BOY PUTS ON HIS BRAVE FACE AND PRETENDS TO BE “HAPPY ALL THE TIME”

VALLEY BOY PUTS ON HIS BRAVE FACE

AND PRETENDS TO BE

“HAPPY ALL THE TIME” — STREAM THE NEW SINGLE

HAVING A SOUL-CRUSHING FUN TIME TEASING UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM

CHILDREN OF DIVORCE

TOUR DATES SUPPORTING LAUREL

THIS SPRING — SEE ALL SHOWS HERE

RELEASES STRIKINGLY INTENSE LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO FROM DEFUNCT AUTO-BODY SHOP — WATCH

Press photo by Natalie Hewitt

“Valley Boy is creating their own genre that’s hard to pinpoint, but keeps us coming back for more without a doubt.”

“It’s a true display of highly regarded pop songwriting mixed with mesmeric production and calmative vocals. Underneath the sonic surface, Valley Boy’s storytelling deep digs into the murkier days of adolescence by channeling those strained childhood experiences and placing them into their narratives.”

Of all the titles you could give to Valley Boy, the one he can’t seem to shake is being called a child of divorce. As he starts teasing his upcoming debut concept album Children Of Divorce, he today unveils the first single “Happy All The Time.” The song is a spirited and ragged ode to a struggle that’s all too familiar to all children in the divorced parents club — feigning happiness.

His gleefully sarcastic two cents on the song is that, “one thing you should know about children of divorce is that we’re happy all the time.” Today’s release details a common arc of his own relationships, painting in broad strokes the cyclical cadence of outrunning sadness and finding love, only to have sadness catch up with you time and time again — Stream.

Born in the San Fernando Valley, from where he takes his name, Valley Boy spent the beginning of his career lending writing and production skills to the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Troye Sivan and Dua Lipa. Most recently, he co-wrote the chart-topping “Handlebars (ft. Dua Lipa)” on JENNIE’s debut solo album Ruby. But with an unseen tether pulling him back to creating his own music, Valley Boy found that he was having soul-crushing fun weaving together stirring vignettes from his childhood and of the people who made it up on his upcoming debut album. And later this year, the entirety of Children Of Divorce will be revealed.

“Happy All The Time” single artwork

Today’s single is supported by a live performance video, directed by Jimmy Regular, that clearly demonstrates that while streaming Valley Boy is one thing, seeing him live is a whole other. With a soul-stirring voice that swells to fill an entire echoey, defunct auto-body shop, performing live is where Valley Boy’s music can really breathe and he can sing harder than the studio compressors will allow — Watch.

Bridging the visceral genuineness of the live video to the real world, Valley Boy will be performing across the East Coast and Canada supporting LAUREL this month. And then in May, he will be playing with his friend Chezile on his tour — see all upcoming tour dates here and below.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

April 17 – Atlanta, GA – Altar at the Masquerade*

April 18 – Washington DC – Jammin Java*

April 20 – New York, NY – The Sultan Room*

April 21 – Boston, MA – The Rockwell*

April 23 – Montreal, Canada – Bar Le Ritz PDB*

April 24 – Toronto, Canada – Adelaide Hall*

April 25 – Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary Detroit*

April 27 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean*

*supporting LAUREL

All tour info here

ABOUT VALLEY BOY:

For better or for worse, Valley Boy (James Alan Ghaleb Amaradio) wants to talk about children of divorce.

Born in the San Fernando Valley, from where he takes his name, and deeply inspired by Frank Ocean’s journey from songwriter to artist, Valley Boy spent the beginning of his career lending writing and production skills to household names including Sabrina Carpenter, Troye Sivan, Dua Lipa, Joji, Chezile and others before beginning to release music of his own. A project born from a real need to perform and to share stories often too personal to be sung by other artists, Valley Boy’s music is his outlet for creative carte blanche.

He’s since toured the US and EU in support of Jeremy Zucker and Del Water Gap, has been co-signed by SZA (a fan of his song “Aloha” from his first EP), and in 2024 Valley Boy teamed up with his wife Delacey for the collab-album HONEYMOONERS, a record written and recorded while on their honeymoon in Paris.

And what comes after the honeymoon?

This year, Valley Boy will release a debut album all his own titled Children Of Divorce. As a child of divorced parents himself, he shares that the concept album, “contains true stories from real kids who grew up and some who didn’t.” Weaving together stirring vignettes from his childhood and of the people who made it up, Valley Boy agonizes over each detail to bring these “real kids” to life with personal morsels that feel like the kinds of things that can only be uncovered through years of therapy and self-discovery. The upcoming album has jagged edges, but just like in life, the feathery moments in between make it all the more worth the journey.

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