LISTEN: Valenica Returns With New Single”Weight of The World”
LISTEN: Valenica Returns With New Single”Weight of The World”
They’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed album with a special edition release of Dancing With A Ghost [10 Year Deluxe Jawn]
Words by: Amanda Marano
Valenica is back with their new single, “Weight of The World”. The track is electrifying and energetic, with emotional lyrics, intense vocals, and lush instrumentation. They sing, “I can’t feel the weight anymore / No, I can’t feel the weight anymore [can’t feel the weight anymore] / I opened up my eyes after a life of being blind / Now I can’t feel the weight of the world.”
The alternative rock band is breaking their silence the 10th anniversary of their seminal record Dancing With A Ghost with a special edition release, Dancing With A Ghost [10 Year Deluxe Jawn], featuring the track along with previously unreleased b-sides and demos from the album, which originally debuted at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.
“‘Weight of the World’ is a song that has been floating around for many years in the Valencia camp, but was never fully realized until now,” the band shares. “While looking back at the song we noticed the lyrics are more relevant than ever. The line “At your lowest point you start to see yourself and can begin to grow” really defines the current state we’re living in.”
“The world may seem awful but the opposite way to look at that is how amazing it is that society has seemingly hit rock bottom and can finally see its flaws,” they continue. “At the bottom, we have become painfully aware of the need to grow and evolve and the only way out is up. We need to be better for each other’s sake, let alone ourselves and the weight of the world.
In addition, they’re also releasing a special Weight of The World 7”, with Side A featuring “Weight of The World” and Side B featuring “The Space Between [Acoustic]” in celebration of the 15th anniversary of This Could Be A Possibility.
Valencia hails from Philadelphia – originally formed back in 2003, they soon found themselves taking over the MySpace sound-waves and holding a decorated spot amongst the Emo Movement. However, like too many that came from MySpace, Valencia announced back in 2011 that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus. Fortunately, just 5 years later in 2016, Valencia announced their long awaited return – and now we get to experience more of what the Valencia future has to offer.
