Fortitude Valley Fortitude Valley SKU: FIKA087LP Barcode: 5057805565635 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fika Recordings Released Date: 29th October 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Fortitude Valley is a brand new project for the songwriting talents of Durham based Brisbanite Laura Kovic. Having spent the majority of her musical career playing keyboards in other people’s bands, bringing their songs to life with a melodic flourish, it was about time for Laura K to find an outlet for her songs: awkward power-pop that’s bound to appeal to fans of The Beths, Weezer or The Pixies. She’s assembled quite the band too: Martha’s Daniel Ellis on lead guitar and Nathan Stephen Griffin on drums, and Nightflowers’ Greg Ullyart on bass. “The most slacker-pop band that’s ever burst forth from [checks notes] Durham” – LOUD WOMEN “Deliciously driving indie-pop” – For The Rabbits “Writing songs on guitar and being the front person for a band is a new thing for me,” admits Fortitude Valley front woman Laura Kovic. With a musical restlessness setting in over the past few years during her time as the keyboard player of East London indie pop band Tigercats, Kovic might not be used to being the boss, but she doesn’t seem to be letting that get in the way. After experiencing writer’s block for a couple of years, she took the bull by the horns, as she explains, “Finally I bought a guitar in February 2018 to see if doing something different would help me…and it did!” Kovic cemented the band’s line up by recruiting mutual friend and bassist Greg Ullyart from Night Flowers, meeting bandmates Nathan Stephens Griffin (drums) and Daniel Ellis (lead guitar) of Martha/Onsind through their shared label home on now sadly-defunct indie bastion Fortuna POP! “I played in Mikey Collins’ band with Greg. Named after an area of her home town in Brisbane, Australia, Fortitude Valley is a fitting moniker for the songwriter’s first outfit, who says: “It’s essentially the heart of the music scene in Brisbane. Combining elements of power-pop, indie-pop, pop punk and indie rock, their diverse approach takes influence from the likes of Weezer, Belle & Sebastian, The Beths, The Weakerthans, and Pavement. “In the past I’ve usually written more gentle melodic pop songs,” explains Kovic, “but I’ve tried to move away from that slightly on this album and experiment with adding more deliberate bite to my songwriting. Nathan, Daniel and Greg definitely helped to make it more punk. Compared to the other bands people might have heard me playing in, it probably has more of an indie rock vibe.” Addressing those bouts of writer’s block which have plagued her over the years, she says: “I’ve always tended to write in bursts of productivity, then go for long periods without writing anything. The strange thing about this album was that we were ready to record the last four songs in April 2020, then the pandemic hit and we couldn’t finish it, and in the intervening period I ended up basically scrapping some of those songs, and writing new ones instead. My rescue cat Margie has been a great source of inspiration!” Addressing themes of the passage of time, friendships and relationships growing apart, and feelings of insecurity, depression, and anxiety—as well as searching for love and salvation—the album is very much a product of our times. “We’re playing End of the Road Festival in September and Twisterella in Middlesbrough in October, but that’s all we have booked in for now,” says Kovic reservedly. “I’m cautiously optimistic about being able to do more when things are safer!” As for Kovic’s continued never-say-die dedication to the underground rock scene? You can take the girl out of Fortitude Valley, but it seems there’s no taking Fortitude Valley out of the girl… Artist Fortitude Valley Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Fika Recordings Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Baby, I’m Afraid Wreck All Hail The Great Destroyer The Right Thing (Part I) It’s The Hope That Kills You Cassini What You Wanted I Won’t Survive Forget About Me It’s Not U, It’s Me The Right Thing (Part II) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View My Chemical Romance The Black Parade: Living With Ghosts (10th Anniversary Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Warner Bros | 3LP Released 19th September 2016 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders My Chemical Romance The Black Parade: Living With Ghosts (10th Anniversary Edition) £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Warner Bros SKU: 093624918622 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 19th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Clean, The Getaway Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 2nd December 2016 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clean, The Getaway £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge SKU: MRG188LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 2nd December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Young Jesus The Fool Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Saddle Creek | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th May 2024 £25.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Young Jesus The Fool £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Saddle Creek SKU: LBJ376LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pure X Crawling Up The Stairs Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fire Talk Records | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd July 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pure X Crawling Up The Stairs £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Talk Records SKU: LPFTK162 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pere Ubu Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés 1987-1991 Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fire Records | 4LP Released 6th April 2018 £53.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pere Ubu Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés 1987-1991 £53.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP459 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 6th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Starcrawler Starcrawler (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rough Trade | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 19th January 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Starcrawler Starcrawler (Indies Only) £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rough Trade SKU: RTRADLPE890 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Timeshares Bearable Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Kiss Of Death | 1LP Released 11th August 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Timeshares Bearable £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Kiss Of Death SKU: KOD076 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Deathtraps Appetite For Prescription Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Spirit Of Disaster Records | 1LP Released 21st April 2023 £17.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Deathtraps Appetite For Prescription £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Spirit Of Disaster Records SKU: SODRLP004 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Flat Worms Antarctica Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | God? | 1LP Released 10th April 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Flat Worms Antarctica £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: God? 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