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Jul 31, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Chad Valley

Chad Valley (aka British singer/musician/producer Hugo Manuel) is back with his sophomore album, Entirely New Blue. It’s due out October 2 via Cascine and now he’s shared the album’s first single, “True.” You can listen to it below.

Entirely New Blue is the follow-up to 2012’s excellent Young Hunger, which featured such special guests as Twin Shadow and Glasser. The new album is partly inspired by a romantic breakup, as much great art is. The album was written partly in London, where he lived for many years with his long-term girlfriend, and partly in his hometown of Oxford, where he returned to once the relationship ended.

“True” is pretty much everything you could want in a modern indie-dance-pop song, production wise. Manuel’s emotive vocals are partly disguised in auto-tune, but not so much that it’s annoying or distracting. Listen to “True” below, followed by Chad Valley’s upcoming tour dates. Also read our interviews with Chad Valley from 2011 and 2012.

Chad Valley Tour Dates:

September 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Wythe Hotel (Cascine Five-Year Party)
September 19 - Sacramento, CA @ TBD Festival
September 23 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
September 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mondrian Hotel Rooftop
September 29 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
September 30 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
October 2 - Cincinnati, OH @ Motr Pub
October 3 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
October 4 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
October 5 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
October 6 - St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
October 7 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
October 8 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
October 9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
October 10 - Boise, ID @ Reef
October 12 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
October 13 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
October 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
October 17 - San Diego, CA @ The Hideout
October 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
October 20 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
October 21 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
October 22 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
October 23 - San Antonio, TX @ Limelight
October 24 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
October 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
October 28 - New Haven, CT @ Bar
October 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
October 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot And Saddle
October 31 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
November 18 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega Ideal Bar
November 19 - Göteborg, Sweden @ Henriksberg
November 20 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Scandic Grand Central
November 21 - Oslo, Norway @ Internasjonalen
November 22 - Cardiff, UK @ Buffalo Bar
November 23 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy 2
November 24 - Leicester, UK @ The Cookie
November 25 - Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy 2
November 26 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC2
November 27 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 3
November 28 - Madrid, Spain - El Cielo de Teatro Barceló
November 29 - Barcelona, Spain - Razz 3
December 2 - Zürich, Switzerland - Papiersaal
December 3 - Milan, Italy - Il Maglio
December 4 - Lustenau, Austria - Carini Saal
December 5 - Vienna, Austria - Grelle Forelle
December 10 - Paris, France - Batofar
December 11 - London, UK - Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
December 12 - Oxford, UK - The Bullingdon

(Via Spin)