Chad Valley Announces Fall North American Tour with Active Child, Equatorial Ultravox Out Now
Download the Courtship Remix of "Now That I'm Real (How Does It Feel?)" and watch the video on BandWeblogs.com
UK electronic artist Chad Valley aka Hugo Manuel has announced a set of North American tour dates this fall with Active Child and Com Truise.
Chad Valley releases Equatorial Ultravox EP - stream "Fast Challenges"
Chad Valley will be touring behind his recently released EP, Equatorial Ultravox, the follow up his acclaimed self-titled debut, which Pitchfork praised as "another fresh take on Balearic bliss." Both are available now on experimental pop label Cascine.
Now That I'm Real (How Does It Feel?) video:
After a set of debut performances earlier this year at SXSW and in NYC, Chad Valley will return to North America in mid-September, hitting major markets in the US and Canada.
Chad Valley also heads the calypso-pop quintet, Jonquil, and is the founding member of the Blessing Force Collective. After releasing his solo debut EP as Chad Valley last winter, he became one of the most blogged-about artists in Europe and the US and received significant radio attention with plays across the BBC.
Active Child "Playing House (ft How To Dress Well)" + debut album
Hugo has already performed for audiences in Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, and Budapest, supporting acts including Amiina, Twin Shadow and Foals, and now North American cities will have the opportunity to see his visionary pop music live.
Free download - Chad Valley - Now That I'm Real (Courtship Remix):
Chad Valley 2011 tour dates with Active Child:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
September 2011
9/12 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*
9/13 Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo*
9/14 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
9/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
9/16 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
9/17 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
9/19 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
9/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
9/21 Boise, ID @ Nuerolox
9/23 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
9/24 Vancouver @ Electric Owl
9/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
9/28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
* with Com Truise
Equatorial Ultravox Track listing
1. Acker Bilk
2. Reach Lines
3. Shell Suite
4. Acker Bilk
5. Fast Challenges (mp3 download)
6. I Want Your Love
7. Shapeless
"Dance music that's warm at every turn." - Pitchfork
"Tailor-made for a blissful summer afternoon taking in crystalline waters and cascading waves of the party-minded Spanish island"- KEXP
"[The] summery extended-player... fully exhibits the range of producers Hugo Manuel's synth-pop capabilities." - XLR8R
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