Valleys' Matilda Perks (keys, guitar, sequencer) and Marc St. Louis (guitar, keyboards, drums) both write and sing, crafting dreamily atmospheric electronic pop with guitars that's filled with melancholy emotion, but is also unfailingly melodic and sweet. They followed their debut, Sometimes Water Kills People (2009), with a couple EPs (2010's Stoner and 2011's River Phoenix) as they played gigs and honed their sound. The duo signed with Kanine Records and began working with producer Alec Dippie of the Monochrome Set. Are You Just Going to Stand There and Talk Weird All Night?, filled with loss and different ways of dealing with it, was released in early 2013, as the band launched a North American tour. ~ Tim Sendra