Sweet Valley (music group)
Sweet Valley | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California.[1] |
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| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Roshis Garden, Ghost Ramp, Fool's Gold Records |
| Members | Nathan Williams Joel "Kynan" Williams |
| Website | www |
Sweet Valley is an electronic music duo consisting of Wavves member Nathan Williams and his brother, Joel "Kynan" Williams. They originated in Los Angeles, California.[3] The group was formed in 2012 when Nathan asked his brother to create music with him now that they were living in the same home, "or else [Joel] would just be sitting around smoking my weed all day."[1]
History
2012–13: Stay Calm, Eternal Champ, Tour, Jenova, & SV
On August 7, 2012, the group released their first project,[4] Stay Calm, through Fool's Gold Records, working with producer John Hill. In September of that year, Sweet Valley released their debut album entitled Eternal Champ, which blended multiple genres and styles through the use of sampling. The album received a score of 6.6 on Pitchfork, who described it as impressive and diverse as a deviation from Wavves.[5] Shortly after the album's release, the group embarked on a tour with Wu-Tang Clan rapper GZA, Killer Mike, and Bear Hands[6] In December 2012, the band released their second full-length album, Jenova, on Fool's Gold Records.[7][8] They released their third album, SV, in 2013.
2014-15: So Serene, Collaborations, and F.A.N.G.
At the beginning of 2014, Sweet Valley released a 27 minute single entitled So Serene.[9] A collaboration album with American rapper DaVinci entitled Ghetto Cuisine was released in April of that year, and a collaboration EP with pop singer MNDR was released in 2015. Both projects were released through Fool's Gold Records.[10] The song Liars with MNDR was used in the 2015 film Entourage. Further collaboration songs with GZA and Soulja Boy were released later that year.[11][12][13] Their third album F.A.N.G. was released in 2015.
2018-Present: Further Albums, American Rapstar
In 2018, Sweet Valley released Eternal Champ II, their fourth studio album, through Nathan Williams' Ghost Ramp. Sweet Valley composed the soundtrack for the documentary film American Rapstar, which was released in 2020. In 2022, the group self-released two albums, Sopranos S1 and Lament Configuration. Since 2021, Sweet Valley has also released music through Patreon.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Eternal Champ |
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| Jenova |
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| SV |
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| F.A.N.G. | |
| Eternal Champ II | |
| Sopranos S1 |
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| LAMENT CONFIGURATION |
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Collaboration albums
| Title | Album Details |
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| Ghetto Cuisine |
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| MNDR: Dance 4 a Dollar |
Extended plays
| Title | Album Details |
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| Stay Calm |
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Singles
| Title | Album Details |
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| So Serene |
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| Hermano |
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Concert tours
- 64 Squares with GZA, Killer Mike, & Bear Hands (2012)
See also
References
- ^ a b Battan, Carrie (July 25, 2012). "Wavves' Nathan Williams and His Brother Talk Instrumental Beat Project, Sweet Valley". pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (February 24, 2015). "Sweet Valley & MNDR 'Dance 4 a Dollar' (EP stream)". exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
Dance & Electronic
- ^ "SV (@sweetvvalley) on Twitter". Retrieved March 28, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (August 6, 2012). "Sweet Valley: Stay Calm | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Cohen, Ian. "Sweet Valley: Eternal Champ | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Battan, Carrie (August 2012). "GZA Announces Tour With Killer Mike and Sweet Valley (Nathan Williams of Wavves' Beat Project)". pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Sweet Valley "Jenova" Teaser". Fool's Gold Records. Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - Hurricane". Fool's Gold Records. Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "So Serene | Sweet Valley". bandcamp.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "DAVINCI x SWEET VALLEY". foolsgoldrecs.com/. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Jason (May 6, 2015). "Sweet Valley "Big Blue" (ft. Juicy J and Soulja Boy)". exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Grebey, James (May 6, 2015). "Sweet Valley Team With Juicy J and Soulja Boy for the Fluid 'Big Blue' | SPIN". spin.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "GZA x Sweet Valley - 'Planetary Energy" by ConverseMusic". soundcloud.com. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sweet Valley - Stay Calm (File, MP3) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - Jenova (File, MP3) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - SV (File, MP3) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - F.A.N.G (File, MP3) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Sweet Valley - F.A.N.G, May 16, 2014, retrieved June 5, 2025
- ^ "Eternal Champ II, by Sweet Valley". Sweet Valley. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - Eternal Champ II". Discogs. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Sopranos S1, by Sweet Valley". Sweet Valley. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Lament Configuration, by Sweet Valley". Sweet Valley. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon. "DaVinci / Sweet Valley, 'Ghetto Cuisine' Review". spin.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Mndr & Sweet Valley - Dance 4 a Dollar at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "WAVVES on Instagram: "SV X MNDR + FOOLS GOLD X GHOST RAMP". Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Sweet Valley - So Serene (File, MP3) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Hermano, by Sweet Valley". Sweet Valley. Retrieved May 19, 2024.