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Aug 31, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Chad Valley

Chad Valley (aka British singer/musician/producer Hugo Manuel) recently announced his sophomore album, Entirely New Blue, and shared its first single, “True.” It’s due out October 2 via Cascine. Now he’s shared another track from it, “Seventeen.” The near six-minute long song has a relaxed vibe and a slow build. You can listen to it below via FADER, who premiered it.

“I can say that this is the most deeply personal song I have ever written,” Manuel said to FADER in an email interview. “I was in a pretty weird place when I wrote the lyrics but it served as some kind of therapy, as writing often does for me.”

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 somewhat inspired by a romantic breakup. 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.

Listen to “Seventeen” 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