Sal Valentine

After years of earning a place as one of New Zealand's favourite live acts at festivals and headline shows up and down the country, Sal Valentine is ready to start a new chapter with an expanded band and a huge new repertoire of original material.

Sal casts the net widely, infusing his writing with a love for pop music. Traces of Soul, RnB, Jazz, Hard Rock and Funk culminate in a mix that is indelible, unique and modern. His road-tested 10-piece band The Babyshakes are bursting at the seams with horns, backing vocals and an explosive rhythm section.

Valentine’s new material is equal parts tight grooves and intimate sincerity; this new batch of songs are equally at home rousing a crowd or soothing a broken heart after the night is over.

The new EP 'Church' is out in May, followed by the band's sophomore full-length release later in the year.