USED TO BE VALENTINES

Used to Be Valentines turns nostalgia, heartbreak, and growing pains into explosive pop punk anthems for the romantics, the overthinkers, and anyone still trying to make peace with the past. Blending the heart-on-sleeve energy of late ’90s pop punk with the emotional weight of 2000s emo and alternative rock, the band combines soaring vocal hooks, massive drums, and melodic guitar riffs with lyrics about sleepless nights, missed chances, overanalyzed texts, and memories that refuse to fade.

Up the Creek Records Show June 13th, 2026
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Up the Creek Records Show

JUNE 13th, 2026

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USED TO BE VALENTINES

Blending explosive pop punk energy with raw vulnerability, “Don’t Call Me Baby” captures the tension of trying to let go of someone who still feels emotionally tangled in your life. Trading lines back and forth like an unresolved conversation, Rachel and Niels bring both confrontation and chemistry to the song — balancing massive hooks, driving guitars, and cathartic emotion with the kind of honesty that feels equally made for late-night overthinking and screaming along in a packed room.

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Love songs for the romantics, the wrecked, and the ones still growing up.

Used to Be Valentines is a Bay Area pop punk/emo band fronted by Niels Sorensen and Rachel Lynch, transforming nostalgia, heartbreak, and restless late nights into cathartic anthems for anyone caught between who they were and who they’re becoming.

Used to Be Valentines blends the urgency of late ’90s pop punk with the emotional weight of 2000s emo and alternative rock, pairing soaring vocal hooks, massive drums, and melodic guitar riffs with lyrics about missed chances, sleepless nights, overanalyzed texts, and memories that never fully let go. Their debut album, The Good Years, explores reckless youth, longing, and the romantic chaos of “what if,” while the upcoming follow-up, Growing Pains, turns inward — confronting nostalgia, accountability, identity, and the difficult process of moving forward. Known for high-energy live shows that balance emotional vulnerability with explosive performance, Used to Be Valentines creates music for the healers, the spiralers, and anyone still learning how to let go without losing themselves.

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management@usedtobevalentines.com

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