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African Songbird Album London Launch Party – 25 May 2013

Wed, April 24 2013 12:02pm - Source: Matsuli

Featuring live afro-jazz performances from Eugene Skeef and Adam Glasser together with eclectic sounds from Matsuli friends Sean Roe and Johnny Bee. Chased down with some vinyl classics from label boss Matt Temple.

Meadows In The Mountains 2013

Fri, April 12 2013 9:44am - Source: ClashMusic.com

With many UK festivals now costing the equivalent of a decent holiday abroad, it's not surprising that those smart Eastern Europeans are offering the option of a holiday and festival rolled into one.

Chad Valley at Strange Matter

Tue, April 09 2013 5:18pm - Source: Circles of Concrete

UK artist Chad Valley will be returning to the States to perform at Strange Matter on Wednesday, April 10 in support of his "Young Hunger" LP, which features collaborations with Twin Shadow, Glasser, Active Child (whom he toured with in the US last year) and El Perro Del Mar. After touring, Hugo did a string of remixes for Noah & The Whale, The Drums and Lana Del Rey in between putting the finishing touches on this album.

Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song 1987

Sat, February 23 2013 3:02pm - Source: Pop Dose

Are you all as excited about the 85th Academy Awards as I am?

Hot Chip remix Foals’ ‘My Number’

Thu, February 21 2013 12:31am - Source: Nialler 9

'Inhaler' is a decent tune but it strays too close to Audioslave rawk sound for me (not a good reference).

Ira Glasser: Feinstein, Levin and McCain on the Wrong Side of Free Speech

Mon, February 11 2013 11:12pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Dianne Feinstein, writing officially as the Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Carl Levin, as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee and John McCain, as the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee -- wrote an extraordinary letter to Sony Pictures, quarreling with the way Sony's film Zero Dark Thirty portrayed the role of torture in eliciting useful information in the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and asking the filmmakers to consider changing their film to conform to the three Senators viewpoint.

Adam Lempel and the Heartbeats :: "Echo"

Wed, February 06 2013 11:00am - Source: 32feet/second

Sounding loads like A.C. Newman and the New Pornographers, Adam Lempel , the brains of the band, Weekends, spins a bit of solo brilliance on "Echo".

Vampire Weekend name new album in New York Times classifieds advert

Mon, February 04 2013 3:25pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Vampire Weekend have revealed the title to their upcoming new album through a rather original PR method.

Premiere: The Deer Tracks Mixtape

Fri, January 18 2013 3:21pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

The Deer Tracks ' entry in our ongoing mixtape series contains a few likeminded artists, including Under the Radar favorites Björk, Fever Ray, Glasser, Melody's Echo Chamber and more.

Vampire Weekend to release third album in the spring

Fri, January 04 2013 3:49pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

NYC's Vampire Weekend will release their third album to date this coming spring.

Pretty Heart - New Waves

Mon, December 31 2012 8:37am - Source: Breaking More Waves

Pulp's lead singer Jarvis Cocker once said something along the lines of being on the dole was the best thing ever for bands as it allowed them to have time whilst they were unsuccessful to be creative, experiment and create great art.

Listen: Charlotte Church – Glitterbombed [Best Fit Premiere]

Wed, December 19 2012 9:17am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Were you allegedly blackmailed into appearing on Rupert Murdoch's boat?

Rhosyn announces debut EP

Mon, December 10 2012 12:20pm - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

CMU approved shortly after originally launching Rhosyn back in 2010, cellist and vocalist Rose Dagul has since spent two years developing her solo compositions and is now ready to launch herself onto the world properly.

Chad Valley

Tue, November 27 2012 7:43pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

On his last EP, Equatorial Ultravox , British musician Hugo Manuel (also known by his stage name Chad Valley ) proved that tropical tunes need not hail from a warm climate.

Doug Benson & Pete Holmes playing Gramercy & other places

Sat, November 24 2012 5:16pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Besides Nick Kroll , the Gramercy Theater has even more Klaus Approved comedy shows of note on their schedule.

Chad Valley - Young Hunger

Wed, November 21 2012 2:28pm - Source: The Quietus

There is a song on Chad Valley's anaemic debut album entitled 'My Girl'.

Song of the Day: Chad Valley - I Owe You This (feat. Twin Shadow)

Tue, November 20 2012 2:27pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Hearkening back to a time when a young Paul Oakenfold was first beginning to conquer Ibiza and Peter Hook was still in New Order, Chad Valley unabashedly recalls the sunshine sonics and balearic beats of the late '80s.

Big News For Oscar Favorite 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Thu, November 15 2012 3:29pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

"Silver Linings Playbook" was set to open in over 2,000 theaters on Nov. 21, but that national rollout won't happen as planned.

Chad Valley - Young Hunger

Thu, November 15 2012 4:28am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Type in Chad Valley into your search engine and you'll be presented with long established range of children's toys; founded in Birmingham as an independent bought by the last bastion of 'Englishness' Woolworths in 1988.

Chad Valley: Young Hunger

Wed, November 07 2012 11:41am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Chad Valley's two tropical, luminous EPs surfaced in 2010 and 2011, just when the American appreciation of a false craze, chillwave, was transmogrifying into a wholly earnest recapitulation of breathy, plaintive, synth-clouded pop music.

Chad Valley streams debut album ahead of release

Wed, November 07 2012 12:06am - Source: Music-News.com

Young Hunger, the debut album from Chad Valley, is now streaming ahead of it's UK release date of November 19th on Loose Lips. Inspired by the New Jack Swing movement, the productions of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, proto-boyband New Edition as well as classic British acts like Prefab Sprout and Thomas Dolby, Young Hunger is Chad Valley's - aka Hugo Manuel's - unique take on meticulously produced 80's pop.

Album of the week: Chad Valley – Young Hunger (listen)

Thu, November 01 2012 6:10pm - Source: Nialler 9

After a couple of solo EPs, Hugo Manuel decides to get serious on his debut album as Chad Valley.

Album Review: Chad Valley – Young Hunger

Thu, November 01 2012 12:08pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

"I like to think that the scenery had something to do with the way this sounds" Hugo Manual, a.k.a. Chad Valley explained to Rolling Stone in a recent interview.

New Album Releases for Tuesday 10/30/2012

Tue, October 30 2012 8:34pm - Source: Music Under Fire

October ends with a short list of artists releasing albums, but we've found a handful worthy of your attention.

Young Hunger

Mon, October 29 2012 10:17am - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

On his long-awaited debut album as Chad Valley, Oxford, England based Hugo Manuel makes little attempt to veil his affection for the zillion-dollar, slickly produced, mammoth-sized pop albums of the 1980s; the results are as charming and imaginative as one may have come to expect from one of the blogosphere's most buzzed-about artists.

Chad Valley LP now streaming

Tue, October 23 2012 10:40am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

CMU approved alt-pop artist Chad Valley – real name Hugo Manuel – releases his new LP 'Young Hunger' on Monday, this we all know.

Stereogum’s Top 10 Sets Of CMJ 2012

Mon, October 22 2012 11:38pm - Source: Stereogum

This year there just wouldn't be much hay to make.

Chad Valley – Tell All Your Friends

Tue, October 16 2012 5:10pm - Source: Et Musique Pour Tous

I'm a sucker for love-sick falsettos, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones

Tue, October 16 2012 3:04pm - Source: BBC Music

Track four of 17 on this, the debut album proper by Oakland rap duo Main Attrakionz, calls itself LFK – short for Lo-Fi Kings.

Deap Vally, MS MR, IO Echo, Sky Ferreira, MNDR & Gabriel Bruce playing CMJ show at Bowery Ballroom (dates, streams)

Wed, September 26 2012 3:20pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The 2012 CMJ Music Marathon is nearing and more and more shows are being announced for it every week.

Chad Valley has enlisted the soft touch of pop music pioneer,...

Thu, September 20 2012 5:53pm - Source: Welikeit.indie

Chad Valley has enlisted the soft touch of pop music pioneer, Dan Lissvik, to rework the 1st single from his forthcoming album, Young Hunger.

Chad Valley has announced his debut full-length, Young Hunger,...

Tue, August 28 2012 9:25pm - Source: Welikeit.indie

Chad Valley has announced his debut full-length, Young Hunger , featuring collaborations with Twin Shadow, Glasser, Active Child, El Perro Del Mar, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs + more.

Approved: Chad Valley – Fall 4 U feat Glasser

Tue, August 28 2012 9:06am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Chad Valley's Hugo Manuel, who last year released his resplendent 'Equatorial Equinox' EP, has at last translated his radiant pop retroisms into a debut LP titled 'Young Hunger'.

Chad Valley – ‘Fall 4 U’ (Feat. Glasser)

Mon, August 27 2012 5:44pm - Source: Nialler 9

After its initial listen, 'Fall 4 U' is a bit disconcerting as it is completely rooted in total sopping wet drippy AM balladry.

Check Out: Chad Valley + Glasser – “Fall 4 U”

Fri, August 24 2012 3:03am - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

2012′s the year of emotive indie R&B – maybe spurred by the success of the Weeknd and Frank Ocean , plenty of songwriters are delivering late-night, brooding, bluesy electronic cuts that are melting our hearts.

Chad Valley Shares 'Young Hunger,' Album Details + "Fall 4 U" Single

Thu, August 23 2012 7:04pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Hugo Manuel, a.k.a. Chad Valley , began winning over the hearts of the underground with his 2011 debut EP, Equatorial Ultravox , and since then critics and fans alike have been eagerly awaiting a full-length follow-up.

Chad Valley: "Fall 4 U" [ft. Glasser]

Thu, August 23 2012 4:41pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

On October 30, Cascine will release Young Hunger , the debut album from Balearic pop scientist Chad Valley.

Neonfaith – Tied Together

Mon, August 13 2012 12:22pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Very occasionally, when the planets are in perfect alignment, when you happen to be near a ley-line, and when there's a 'U' in the name of the month, a really good unsolicited demo turns up.

Disney Kid // The 405 meets Charli XCX

Mon, July 30 2012 9:14am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Mid-way through my interview with Charli XCX , her attention is caught by the television in the background and she's distracted.

Observations: It’s time to go with the flow and appreciate the genius of Enya

Fri, July 06 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Here, (spoiler alert!) just as the villainous Martin Vanger is about to do away with his journalist nemesis Mikael Blomkvist, the house's soundsystem erupts with music.

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