Deap Vally are an American

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duo, formed in

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in 2011. The group consists of Lindsey Troy (guitar, vocals) and Julie Edwards (drums, vocals). They have released four albums, four EPs, and a number of singles. Two of their albums charted on the

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History

Deap Vally formed in 2011 and is made up of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards, originally from

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, California. Edwards was a member of The Pity Party, while Troy was performing in Los Angeles as a solo artist. Edwards met Troy at a crochet class in

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In July 2012, they released their first single, "Gonna Make My Own Money", on Ark Recordings, while they made their

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debut in the same month. In August 2012, the band signed to

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, while they played the

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and Leeds and Reading Festival during the summer. Their first single on Island/Communion, "End of the World", debuted as

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's Hottest Record In The World on

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on October 3, 2012, and the band played the BBC Radio Rocks Week with a live concert from London's

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on October 24. Their debut album was recorded at Infrasound Studio, San Pedro, Los Angeles with Lars Stalfors (

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). In November 2012, they supported the English band

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on their UK tour. They opened for English rock band

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in Finland, Germany and the Baltic states. In April 2013 the duo released the four-track EP "Get Deap" produced by Lars Stalfors. In May 2013, they appeared on BBC2's '' Later... with Jools Holland''. In June 2013, they appeared at the

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and

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. Deap Vally's debut album named ''

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'' was released under

/ Communion on June 24, 2013. In early 2015 they opened for

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during The Hell Not Hallelujah tour. In October 2015 they opened for

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during the Rub Tour. In early 2016 they opened for

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during the

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tour. In mid-2016, they started opening for the

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across Europe. After parting ways with Island Records in early 2016, the band released their second album, '' Femejism'', on September 16, 2016. The album was produced by Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeah's. In Summer 2017 they opened for

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and Blondie as part of the Rage and Rapture tour. At the end of 2019, Deap Vally announced an album in collaboration with

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under the combined name '' Deap Lips'' and released a single, "Home Thru Hell". In January 2021, the duo announced their ''Digital Dream'' EP, which was released on February 26. Their second EP of 2021, ''American Cockroach'', was released on June 18. In September 2023, the duo announced their decision to disband, following a farewell tour scheduled for the first half of 2024. In February 2024, the band released '' Sistrionix 2.0'' on their own record label, Deap Vally Records. The album is a re-recording of their debut album ''

'', and includes additional content such as b-sides, early demos, and previously unreleased tracks. Deap Vally played their last show in

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on June 9, 2024.

Style

Deap Vally have been described as "a scuzzy White Stripes-meets

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rock and roll duo" who play "hard-riffing blues-rock".

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (June 24, 2013) on Island *'' Femejism'' (September 16, 2016) *'' Deap Lips'' (March 13, 2020) on Cooking Vinyl *''

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'' (November 19, 2021) *'' Sistrionix 2.0'' (February 1, 2024)

EP

*''Get Deap!'' (2013) *''Digital Dream'' (2021) *''American Cockroach'' (2021) *''(Ep)ilogue'' (2024)''

Singles

*"Gonna Make My Own Money" (July 2012) on Ark Recordings *"End of the World" (November 19, 2012) on Island/Communion *"Motherfuckers Got to Go" (February 21, 2020) on Cooking Vinyl

References

External links

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Deap Vally interview and performance at Transmissions by Nic Harcourt
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