When Julie Edwards first met Lindsey Troy as a student in her crocheting class, she never would have guessed it would have led to anything more than a lesson.

"Lindsey walked in one day because she thought if she started crocheting some stuff, she could sell it over the holidays and make some extra cash," Edwards says. "So I taught her how to crochet and it was a really small class that night … so we found out all about each other's lives."

After bonding over some of the challenges that many musicians face, the two got to know each other and came together to form Deap Vally.

"Yeah, It just seemed like we were both in the same place creatively with stuff we were doing. None of us knew which way to go or what to do. And basically Lindsey wore me down because I was trapped in the store all the time," Edwards jokes.

Together they released their first album, Sistrionix, under Island Records in 2013, but they knew that for their second album, they were ready for a change, so they left the label and released their most recent album, Femejism, last year.

"[Island Records] were great for our first record, they were really supportive," Troy says, "but I think for major labels in this day and age, there's a certain business model and they want all their bands to fit into that one thing and work a certain way, and we just wanted to have total creative freedom."

Deap Vally stopped by the Current's Studio before their show at the Icehouse in Minneapolis.

Songs Performed

"Smile More"
"Heart is an Animal"
"Royal Jelly"
All songs from Deap Valley's 2016 release, Femejism, released on Nevado Music.

Hosted by Brian Oake
Produced by Anna Reed
Engineered by Michael DeMark and Elijah Deaton-Berg
Visuals by Nate Ryan
Web feature by Simone Cazares

Resources

Deap Vally - official site

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