Death Valley High

Douglas McCarthy Bon Harris

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 A...rea'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 Christmas of Made of Babies describes as "Doomsday Pop". Death Valley High's sophomore release, "Doom, In Full Bloom", is slated for release in Fall 2009 with B-Sides and remixes to drop soon after. Death Valley High is also currently playing selected shows with expanded dates in the U.S. and with Europe to follow, preceding the album release.