If I were Olivia Valentine, I would update my bio on my Bandcamp page. The band—it’s not a woman named Olivia—says it is “an indie band that defies convention with their innovative sound and eclectic musical influences,” but that’s not what I hear on their new “My Records Back.” Think about all the smart, indie rock bands you liked or were told you’d like and Olivia Valentine has a little of them in its DNA. It’s not as florid as Flaming Lips, not as acrid as Sonic Youth, not as scattered as Pavement, but somehow if you triangulate between those targets, you can find them.
-Alex Rawls
See the review here.
