Fuse punk and dance pop influences with a hefty dose of hell house
riffage and you have Death Valley High - the mixtape to a doomsday
dance party.
What started as a collaboration between singer/guitarist Reyka
Osburn (Tinfed, Ghostride) and producer Eric Stenman (MSTRKRFT, Thrice)
quickly gained notoriety in the Bay Area's underground music scene.
Death Valley High's 2007 full-length release "The Similarities Of The Loveless And
The Undead" - featuring Will Haven's Mitch Wheeler and Jeff Irwin -
immediately garnered critical acclaim with its addictive mix of aggro
and pop sensibilities.
The band's current incarnation - still featuring Reyka's vision,
vocals, guitar and programming - is fleshed out with Adam Bannister on
drums, Chris Sanders on guitar and Huffy Hafera on
bass for what Reyka calls
"DVH's strongest and most dedicated lineup to
date; Inglorious Basterds-style."
Death Valley High obtained airplay from as far away as the UK's BBC-Radio
One and independent radio stations in France. 2008 also saw the band
play numerous shows, shoot a video for the single "Lovers," and then
move into the studio to begin work on their new album.
Once again utilizing the production skills of Reyka and Eric Stenman, along with
the mixing talents of Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, Jubilee), the new
album entitlted "The Endless", promises to deliver an even more focused version of Death Valley High's trademark sound in which Julie Xmas of Made of Babies describes as "Doomsday Pop".