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Dazed and Lost…

Eva — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:10:36 +0000

Dazed Digital recently spent some time with the Condor, Piranha, and Snake (aka three fifths of Lost Valentinos) to discuss all sorts of things including AC/DC, hoverboards, and growing up in Sydney.

Read the full interview here.

Lost Valentinos Free Download!

Eva — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:12:17 +0000

Our friends at the brand new UK label Dummy have generously put up a free-download of Lost Valentinos’ Midnights. Click here to download the two part track in all it’s glory, as well as a rework by hot-as-hell disco queens, Fan Death, and an incredible 14 minute marathon mix from Emperor Machine.

Dummy is run by Leo Silverman – he who signed the White Stripes to XL and broke The Vines and The Avalanches in the UK – and the label’s first release was The Golden Filter’s 24-carat single Solid Gold. Lost Valentinos will be playing the Dummy launch party in May, as well as UK club nights Yo Yo, White Heat, and the Clash Magazine party.

If you’re in Sydney this Friday (1 May) make sure you’re at the Serio Single Launch at The Annandale.

On the road again

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:25:54 +0000

Lost Valentinos are launching Serio from their debut album Cities of Gold with an Australian tour throughout April!

The Serio Tour

April 9th at the Fly By Night Perth (no advance tickets)

April 11th Live at the Zoo, Adealide (tickets from Moshtix)

April 17th Elsewehere, Gold Coast (tickets from Oztix)

April 18th The Globe, Brisbane (tickets from Oztix)

April 22nd Beach Road Hotel, Bondi (no advance tickets)

April 24th Northc ote Social, Melbourne (tickets from the venue)

May 1st The Annandale, Sydney (tickets from the venue)

Lost Valentinos are also currently travelling from Melbourne to Sydney on the Bacardi Express! You can read about all the action thanks to Groupie Magazine, who are daily blogging from the train… CHOO CHOO!!!

Lost Valentinos ‘Serio’ video, directed by Dave Ma

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:19:40 +0000

This week, Myspace international premiered the video for Serio by Lost Valentinos.

Here’s what Pedestrian Magazine had to say about the clip:
Embracing the South American heritage of the brothers Santamaria (bassist Pat and guitarist Andrew) the band don tribal headdresses and Incan-style paraphernalia or what I like to call “suitable attire for getting Pagan in the woods”. Director Dave Ma, the man behind multiple Foals film clips and the brother of guitarist Jono succinctly captures the visual aesthetic the band have so carefully crafted thus far – it’s all blackened trees, skulls, journeymen, sand dunes and gold dust – and fuck it looks good.

I first called Serio “the sunshine inflected slow burner to the best hands-in-the-air beach party you’ve ever been to” and upon watching the film clip I could say much the same thing. It’s both refreshing and rare that a band is so confidently singular in their sound, visual identity and ethos whether that be animal monikers, other-worldly cover art, or fantastical back stories. Drums not dead, and neither is the magic.

Lost Valentinos – Serio