Les Valentine

From: Brighton

Influences: Simon and Garfunkel, U2, Oasis, Counting Crows, Damien Rice, Ben Folds, Jack Johnson, Divine Comedy, KT Tunstall and Coldplay.

Profile: John Fitzpatrick and Steve Boniface met at an open mic night at the University of Sussex and started writing and playing together after discovering a mutual love of the same music. After a brief excursion into a full-on rock band they returned to playing upbeat acoustic music and unusual takes on well-known artists accompanied by pianist Jo Walters and drummer Pete McFarlane. Their live shows mix pop, rock, silliness, offbeat covers, not writing a set list and the odd "your mum" joke.

It's Alright (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/lesvalentinemusic