Dave Hill is either a brave man or he wears a very strong cup. You see, Mr. Hill is a member of Valley Lodge, a new band straight out of the musical wasteland of Brooklyn. No one comes from Brooklyn these days do they? What? Oh, sorry. Everyone comes from Brooklyn. But if Brooklyn has a sound, Valley Lodge would not represent it. A more appropriate valley would be the one they call "the valley", i.e. San Fernando. Valley Lodge are to the Pacific Coast Highway as Animal Collective are to Greenpoint. But that doesn't mean you can't rawk out - make that an irony-free ROCK OUT - to Valley Lodge here in New York. You can. Just listen to "All of My Loving" (MP3), or stream their entire album here.

Now back to Dave Hill and his courage. Here is his offer to anyone who doesn't like his music: "If you are not completely satisfied with your Valley Lodge experience, you can track me down and kick me in the nuts. So there." This is Dave's blog. Here is his profile on Blogger. Take him at his word. If you don't like Valley Lodge, find him and kick him in the privates.