Valencia "We All Need A Reason To Believe" LP /300 OOP Midtown I See Stars

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Valencia "We All Need A Reason To Believe" LP Columbia Records (US) 

Vinyl is EX, Jacket is EX!

Pressed on Half Red/Half Brown Wax.

Out of Print!

Limited to /300 copies on this color

Track Listing:

A1 Better Be Prepared 3:08 A2 Holiday 2:57 A3 Where Did You Go? 3:21 A4 Head In Hands 2:55 A5 Carry On 3:41 A6 All At Once 3:27 B1 Safe To Say 3:20 B2 Listen Up 3:39 B3 I Can't See Myself 3:39 B4 The Good Life 4:01 B5 Free 4:18
Valencia is an / band from . They are currently on hiatus.

Valencia met by playing local shows together around the in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending , , and their first year of . They joined a band in 2001 called The Capgun Heroes with Brendan Walter and former members Sean Mundy and Ryan O'Hara. Shane Henderson sang in the band Attracted to Miss and Max played drums in The Emphasis. They formed the band that is known today as Valencia in 2004. The band is named after the wife of the protagonist, Valencia, in the book by , . In 2005 Valencia signed to I Surrender Records after the label's owner, 's drummer Rob Hitt, heard their demo tape. After playing the in 2005, they released their first album, , in October 2005, which was re-released in September 2006. The album has received mixed reviews. In 2006, the band was named Band of the Day and was a finalist for Band of the Year, but lost to . In May 2006 the band stopped touring because of the death of Shane's girlfriend. In July 2006 Valencia traveled to to play the . In 2007 the band toured with , and in the U.S. Valencia also toured with , , , and in April 2008. In 2009 Valencia performed in the with , and . The band opened for blink-182 in June 2009 on their summer reunion tour.

Valencia's second album, We All Need a Reason to Believe was released on August 26, 2008, featuring 11 new tracks. The album leaked in its entirety on August 16, 2008. On August 19, 2008 it was made available as a full stream on the band's Myspace page. "Safe To Say" is on the soundtrack for . Valencia spent summer 2009 touring with .

Band member Brendan Walter was one of 32 sued by the in its first round file-sharing suits. During an interview on 's Foundation Radio on December 9, 2010, host Adam Barnard asked about the circumstances surrounding this incident. Walter stated that he had been chosen at random because he had illegally downloaded music by American rock band .

Valencia's third album, "Dancing With A Ghost" was released October 12, 2010. After a long break from touring, the band went back on tour for their new album in October 2010. The tour includes a few shows of headlining along with shows with bands like , and . The band's tour will also make it all the way to .

In June 2011, guitarist JD Perry left the band on amicable terms due to personal reasons. The band continued touring obligations on the "couch tour" with and with a friend, Trevor Leonard playing on guitar.

On September 30, 2011, former Valencia drummer Maxim Soria was killed in a motorcycle accident.

On October 11, 2011, Valencia announced that they were going on hiatus.

Their last show was at Philadelphia venue the , on December 28th 2011.

They will be playing at 104.5 Radio Winter Jam in Philadelphia in January.

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