In the Valley Below

"In The Valley Below" is an American band from Echo Park, California, formed in 2011. The band is led by Jeffrey Jacob Mendel (vocals, guitar) and Angela Gail Mattson (vocals, keyboard). Jeffrey Jacob and Angela Gail are from Memphis, TN and Muskegon, MI respectively. Formerly of the band Sabrosa Purr, they met in the Los Angeles music scene, and played in several local bands before starting In The Valley Below. After a trip to SXSW in Austin, TX they formed a new bond and decided they needed to write music together. In the Valley Below began in 2011 as a studio project, and they self released a five-song EP before the end of that year. In The Valley Below made its US network television debut on The Late Show With David Letterman (performing their song "Peaches") on August 28, 2013.