Hunter Valentine

Fiery Canadian all-female hard rock outfit Hunter Valentine was formed in 2004 by guitarist/vocalist Kiyomi McCloskey, bassist Adrienne Lloyd, and drummer Laura Petracca. Drawing on influences like <a href="spotify:artist:0GByy3DcfbQwDvXGCWmzv9">the Pretenders</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4NgfOZCL9Ml67xzM0xzIvC">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2CLVPk9FcywjClBcTvWPkT">Loverboy</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:12Chz98pHFMPJEknJQMWvI">Muse</a>, the band turned heads in Southern Ontario with its 2005 self-financed debut EP, which led to a record deal with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22True+North%22">True North</a>, who delivered the group's first full-length outing, 2007's The Impatient Romantic. Produced by Ian Blurton (<a href="spotify:artist:1US3cA3tVZ50O7n4xE1o0K">Weakerthans</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:24So69aoNPdwcKrYkT1wJ2">Cursed</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7laI3diMt9Gpz0GAp85qLb">Skydiggers</a>), 2010's Lessons from the Late Night dutifully captured the group's propulsive live sound, and was followed by the like-minded yet more streamlined Collide & Conquer in 2012. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi