Valley Girl, a newly unveiled melodic hardcore band fronted by diamond-certified musician Jesse Rutherford (of multi-platinum alternative rockers The Neighbourhood fame), have stirred up a bit of initial controversy among the hardcore crowd. Rutherford is also known as the ex-boyfriend of pop megastar Billie Eilish. As you an imagine, given his history, some of the hardcore scene haven’t been too welcoming of him.
There was a question mark surrounding the identity of the band, after their four-song demo debuted online last week with production involvement from Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate).
This past Saturday, January 27th, saw the seemingly Turnstile-inspired band reveal themselves to the world, making their live debut with a performance at the Midnight Hour in San Fernando, CA. 197 Media were on hand to document that concert and have since shared the below footage of it.
The Neighbourhood first struck it big with their 2013 single “Sweater Weather“, which was certified 11x multi-platinum this past April.