Artist description A cross between “Waterloo Sunset”-era Kinks and early solo Paul McCartney.

Music Style POP

Musical Influences Petula Clark, The Kinks, McCartney

Group Members Bill McGarvey-Vocals, Stephen Dima-Guitar & piano, Brad Finkel-Bass, Kimberly Nordling, Viloin & flute, Joey Cassata-Drums

Instruments Guitars, bass, Drums, violin and flute

Albums Valentine Smith, Putting in the Peacetime Hours, Back on Earth

Press Reviews Valentine Smith released their first two albums, Back on Earth and Putting in the Peacetime Hours, to critical acclaim from sources as varied as The New York Times, Billboard, CMJ, and MTV’s House of Style. Billboard Magazine not only put the band’s second album on their annual top ten list, but called their performances “magical.” (CMJ New Music Report said, “This band is as wide-ranging as the Hudson River, yet the consistency and cohesiveness on...Putting In the Peacetime Hours, is impossible to overlook.”) Influential New York deejay Vin Scelsa not only named Valentine Smith WNEW’s only independent Pick-of-the-Week, but during the past year, invited the band to be special guests on his show, playing and talking live with Scelsa for over two hours.

Location New York, NY - USA

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