VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

1 Living Thru My Despair 2 Fast Net 3 Aphrodite 4 California Smile 5 Changing 6 Black Raindow Sky 7 Say I'm Ur No.1 8 Valley Grl 9 All My Luv 10 Black Butterfly The inimitable post-punk icon Brix Smith is held in high regard for her work with The Fall, The Adult Net andThe Extricated, but even after four decades in the game she™s still embracing new musical horizons with characteristic intensity. Since announcing details of debut solo album, her current adventure has been highlighted by NME, Clash and Louder Than War while picking up fresh airplay at 6 Music. Produced by the Grammy Award winning Youth (The Verve, Jesus & Mary Chain, Killing Joke), Brix™s seemingly effortlessly cool vocals top a mix of power-pop addictiveness, ragged garage-rock riffs and classic grunge melody. Given its explosive energy. The album was started during lockdown, with Brix and Youth collaborating remotely between her home in London and his base in Spain. She has described the album as sounding like a cross between The Breeders and Hole with an atmosphere that™s švery dystopian California.› It features special guests including Susanna Hoffs from The Bangles and Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister.