E L L E R Y W A Y - DIRECTED BY JOAN HATHAWAY

Welcome to Lovina Falls, an enchanting musical landscape crafted by veteran indie singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie Forgione. 

Described as “elegant baroque-pop drama” by The Boston Globe and “buoyant and bewitching” by The Big Takeover, Lovina Falls entered the scene in Spring 2023 with the debut album Calculating the Angle of Our Descent, spawning video singles for the hypnotic, harpsichord-driven “On Your Side” and ethereal synth-rock genre-bender “Vaulted.” A singular musical vision, all songs on the album were written, arranged, and produced by Forgione, as she accompanies her enduring alto voice with piano, analog synths, guitar, bass, organ, and drums, earning comparisons to the likes of Fiona Apple, Bat For Lashes, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olsen. The Boston Herald  calls the album  "the soundtrack to a wonderland where the Bohemians, goths, punks, and dreamers took over". 

Forgione’s latest project is also compared to her former band, Boston’s beloved Mistle Thrush, whose combination of indie rock drive, dreamy textures, and sparkling pop song craft endeared them to many throughout the late 1990s and into the 2000s. Through their existence, Mistle Thrush shared the stage with such luminaries as The Strokes, Spiritualized, Sonic Youth, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Lush, and Slowdive; won numerous Boston-area music accolades; were featured in Billboard Magazine, and saw their music on TV show soundtracks. Steve Morse of the Boston Globe wrote that Forgione has "some of the most versatile pipes since the dream-pop heyday of Kate Bush".

In 2024, Lovina Falls excitingly emerged as a live, collaborative project, sometimes swelling to nine members on stage, participating in the Rock and Roll Rumble and opening for Chameleons at The Sinclair. An urgent new single called “Tragedy” stormed the streams in July, and a new video for “Ellery Way” was released in August.  Lovina Falls is currently in the studio working on the next album, due spring/summer 2025.

Welcome to Lovina Falls.