The Rocky Valentines EP, by The Rocky Valentines

The Rocky Valentines EP

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Leif Milliken Really really like this ep.

Great hooks. All of the songs have been stuck in my head at one time or another over the last few days. Favorite track: Microphone.

Lars Gotrich Charlie is the son of Starflyer 59's Jason Martin and, wow, the songwriting gene is strong in that family. But for all the genetics baked in — and more than two decades of my own SF59 fandom — the Rocky Valentines feels less carbon copy and more like the next chapter of sunny-yet-nervy, SoCal power-pop. www.vikingschoice.org/archive/algerian-rave-nu-jock-jams-blackened-thrash/ Favorite track: Driving Blind.

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1.	Off & On 03:45	buy track
2.	Shooting With One Eye 03:39	buy track
3.	Driving Blind 03:10	buy track
4.	Microphone 02:53	buy track

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When Charlie Martin sings, “Saw my dad with friends, played in bands; never thought this would be the plan,” it feels like he was fighting the inevitable.

After watching his dad front the band Staflyer 59 — alongside myriad side projects — the teenaged Martin contributed to SF59’s most recent LP leaving a debut release from his one-man project, The Rocky Valentines, nearly unavoidable.

On The Rocky Valentines’ self-titled EP, Martin relies on his experiences growing up in Southern California to lyrically dress his brand of guitar rock, with great melodies, punctuated with his own drum fills. Songs about summers in the pool — “Shooting With One Eye” — and burgeoning relationships — “Off & On” — are rounded out with the acceptance of his own musical legacy in “Microphone.”

Produced by Jason Martin, the EP pushes on like a more introspective incarnation of indie-darlings The Drums. Dotted with the odd Doug Martsch-esque guitar work, the four tracks rarely slow down and close out in a lightning fast 13 minutes. Think Black Sabbath’s “Vol. 4,” but in fifth gear on a summer day.

Spearheaded by the single “Off & On,” out on Aug. 19, the four-track EP will be released fully on Sept. 2 by Velvet Blue Music.

Mixed by Bryce Rivera and mastered by Jason Martin’s Lo Tom bandmate T.W. Walsh, with artwork by Eric Collins (Mr. ENC), EP will be young Charlie's first venture into the vast world of music.

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released August 29, 2022

Produced by J. Martin
Mixed by Bryce Rivera
Mastered by TW Walsh
Art by E. Collins
All instruments and vocals by C. Martin
Rabbit pulled from hat by J. Cloud

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Indie pop from Huntington Beach, CA.

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