The 2016 follow up album to the Seasons project is radiate/dissolve. Three years in the making, the approach to this album's conception and execution was the polar opposite of Rogue Valley’s four-album sprint  — slow, steady, and purposefully unhurried.

Songwriter and frontman Chris Koza introduced new songs to the band slowly, and the group luxuriated in a deliberate, leisurely process with no deadlines, developing the songs more collaboratively in between touring. The new album reflects the years of…

Earlier this month the band traveled to Iceland to experience the wondrous moon-like country for ourselves. We also had the good fortune to play a few off-venue shows as a part of the Iceland Airwaves Festival. It was a beautiful week and our super-talented videographer friend Evan Beaumont cut a travel video for us. The song to picture is a new track from the upcoming album. It's not the final mix.. just a "working" version for now.. the song will probably be called Transference. Lyrics below the video..



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Track by track, scene by scene, and song by song, the upcoming Rogue Valley album has really taken form.. It is a ragged but glowing creature floating undeterred through a storm of swirling sands, violent waves, and crumbling facade. Final track count is somewhere between 10-12 songs, down from over 20 original ideas. This November, we'll be premiering a video of the album's first single, titled Bury Your Heart. We enlisted the creative talents of filmmaker / design team Eric Scheicher and Stephanie…