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Preview Thu Oct 18 2012
Tell All Your Friends About Chad Valley
Last year I flipped for Chad Valley's Equatorial Ultravox EP. Its dreamy Balearic pop was fresh, crisp and ethereal yet also made for dancing. Now Hugo Manuel is returning with a full-length under the Chad Valley moniker. Young Hunger builds on Equatorial Ultravox by flooding ears with synths, complex beats and a slew of layered vocals. And it doesn't hurt to have similarly-minded guests like Active Child, Glasser, El Perro del Mar and Twin Shadow scattered through the album. (The latter's "I Owe You This" is especially delightful.) On stage, Manuel's voice shines. It's easy to hear how someone would think there's some studio trickery/manipulation going on, but his voice carries as smoothly in person as on the record.
Chad Valley headlines Schubas on Saturday, the 20th. Chicago's Mister Lies opens at 10PM. The show is 21+ and $10. Schubas is at the corner of Belmont & Southport.