LOVINA FALLS

Valerie Forgione | Vocals, Keys, Acoustic Guitar
Scott Patalano | Guitar
Matthew Klain | Bass
Chuck Ferreira | Drums
Marnie Hall | Violin
Brenden Cobb | Guitar
Laura England Klain | Backing Vocals
Carrie Ingber | Keys

Welcome to L O V I N A F A L L S, the new art-pop project from veteran indie singer/songwriter Valerie Forgione. Valerie first made her name as the lead singer of Mistle Thrush, a band whose combination of indie rock, dreamy textures, and sparkling pop song craft made them a beloved fixture in their native Boston and beyond throughout the late 90s and into the 2000s. Through their existence, Mistle Thrush shared the stage with such luminaries as The Strokes, Slowdive, Spiritualized, Sonic Youth, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Love and Rockets, and Lush; won numerous Boston-area music accolades; were featured in Billboard Magazine, charted on the CMJ charts; and saw their music on
TV show soundtracks. Steve Morse of The Boston Globe wrote that Valerie has “some of the most versatile pipes since the dream-pop heyday of Kate Bush.” In the present day, Valerie has released her first solo album, Calculating the Angle of Our Descent, under the moniker Lovina Falls. Having written, arranged, and recorded all songs herself, she accompanies her voice with both electronic and organic instrumentation, crafting subtle, unique sounds that work alongside traditional piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Co-produced with David Minehan at Woolly Mammoth Sound and featuring select guest appearances from friends in her creative orbit, this singular musical vision dances freely across avenues of dream-pop, synth, dark cabaret, alt-rock, new-goth, and indie pop, and is tied together by her mystical melodicism, introspective lyrics, and intimate and instantly familiar voice. Lovina Falls will be welcome to fans of her previous work, while her new sonic and songwriting explorations will endear her to fans of such contemporary indie voices as Emily Haines, Bat for Lashes, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olsen.

In support of the album, Lovina Falls has released a pair of Joan Hathaway-directed music videos for “On Your Side” and “Vaulted”, as well as two self-created visualizers; one for the swirling, piano-led escapade “Today”, and one vibrant Peter Max-inspired visual for the electronica-driven “Too Bright To Burn”, featuring over 1,000 hand-drawn illustrated frames. In the summer 2024, Lovina Falls will release another series of singles, to be followed by an EP later in the year.

Joining Lovina Falls to bring the recorded album to performative life are current or former members of Rumble alums, Mistle Thrush, Gene Dante & The Future Starlets, The Daylilies, Eddie Japan, Lonely Leesa & The Lost Cowboys, Devil Love.