“Everything Is Temporary” by The Valery Trails moves like a late-night confession—hazy guitars, soft vocals, and a bittersweet reminder that nothing lasts forever, but that fleeting beauty is worth holding onto. #TheValeryTrails #EverythingIsTemporary youtu.be/-IHm2mrjCL8?...

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Album Review: Deep within the ‘Winter Palace’ The Valery Trails unleash an indie pop master class filled with soaring anthemic tracks that jangle and sparkle. The Valery Trails have today released their new album 'Winter Palace - their first release since 2022’s ‘The Sky Is Blue’ (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder with the welcomed return of their indelible melodies and harmonies. Opening track 'Another Time' provides an anthemic entry point with its thundering, chiming guitars and sonic onslaught that recalls the power and force of shoegaze greats like Ride with a touch of Britpop. The vocal are distant and yearning, the harmonies celestial and thrilling with the instruments sounding like pounding waves off Bondi Beach.

Album Review: Deep within the 'Winter Palace' The Valery Trails unleash an indie pop master class filled with soaring anthemic tracks that jangle and sparkle.
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Premiere: Soar through the sparkling ‘Universe’ with The Valery Trails, ahead of album release and launch date. Threaded through with a delicious melancholy and guitars that sparkle like diamonds in the sun, we are honoured to premiere the new single from Meanjin/Brisbane band The Valery Trails. It's the third sonic missile off their forthcoming album 'Winter Palace' which promises to be a jingle jangle pop delight and is out on 29 August. 'Universe' ponders the vastness of the world above and the anonymity of the protagonist, with crisp chiming guitars that ring out like bells with a fresh pop sensibility reminiscent of The Chills. Singer/songwriter Andrew Bower says of the track:

Premiere: Soar through the sparkling 'Universe' with The Valery Trails, ahead of album release and launch date.
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Track: The Valery Trails unveil new track, the nostalgic and anthemic ‘First Kiss’ ahead of new album ‘Winter Palace. Following their return single 'Everything Is Temporary' last month (see my review here), Meanjin/Brisbane trio The Valery Trails are back with another jangly slice of joy on the poignant nostalgic track 'First Kiss'. Songwriter Andrew Bowers says of the track: I wrote the song as an ode to young obsession carried by a raucous soundtrack that flirts with classic rock à la Redd Kross and The Hold Steady. I sent the demo to the rest of the band, quoting the wisdom of Spinal Tap – “It's such a fine line between stupid and clever” – and asking which side the lyrics to 'First Kiss' landed.

Track: The Valery Trails unveil new track, the nostalgic and anthemic 'First Kiss' ahead of new album 'Winter Palace.
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Premiere: ‘Everything Is Temporary’ – but class is permanent as The Valery Trails prove their resilience with their eternal jangly pop sensibilities ahead of new album. We are very proud to premiere the new single 'Everything Is Temporary' from The Valery Trails: a soaring jangly slice of power pop heaven that sets the heart beating with its euphoric delivery. It's their first release since 2022's 'The Sky Is Blue' (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder with the welcomed return of their indelible melodies and harmonies. Intrinsic in the sound is the type of soaring melodies found in fellow Brisbane band The Saints' in their later mellow phase or The Go-Betweens, with an anthemic blast redolent of the Flying Nun roster - The Bats and The Chills.

Premiere: 'Everything Is Temporary' - but class is permanent as The Valery Trails prove their resilience with their eternal jangly pop sensibilities ahead of new album.
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