As the winter bite of Britain’s weather sinks its teeth
further in some warming and relaxing tunes have surfaced for consumption with
the standard tea & scones diet. Chad Valley has created some more soothing tunes to tantalate the ears of many.
Away from his solo moniker Hugo Manuel has also released an EP with his
collective band formation Trophy Wife, called 'Bruxism' – who are getting some very big reviews
and props all through the industry. Trophy Wife are ones to watch in 2012 as
the potential they show has enough vigour to have brought big hitter James Yuill on to produce
many of their tracks. In a review of their EP BBC noted that their sound has "the irrational twitch of Talking Heads and the propulsive pulse of New Order". The overall versatility of Trophy Wife and Chad Valleys tracks mean
it can be well absorbed for the melancholy mood of European winter or the
dreamy bliss of summer Down Under. You may not find yourself grinding away to 'Bruxism' as the title actually infers, but rather ecstatically and safely enjoying some quality tunes with your pearly whites.
