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  • Summary: Active Child, El Perro Del Mar, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and Twin Shadow are some of the guests on the Jonquil frontman's solo full-length debut.
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  1. Nov 1, 2012
    80
    His heavy use of synthesizers might pin him to an era, but his tenor is timeless.
  2. Nov 5, 2012
    74
    Young Hunger proves that Valley can shine even on the most crowded of dance floors.
  3. Nov 7, 2012
    70
    Young Hunger is a solidly crafted album that manages to give hints at what Chad Valley does best while musically supporting a bunch of his buddies.
  4. Overall, Young Hunger is the sound of an artist spreading himself too thin.
  5. Nov 16, 2012
    60
    Like Within and Without, it's no overhaul, but Young Hunger has a much more immediate presence, more direct in both a melodic and emotional sense and generally with a lot more 'oomph'.
  6. Nov 26, 2012
    50
    The production is highly polished and everything appears to be utterly disposable.
  7. Nov 16, 2012
    40
    Surrounding himself with talent that far surpasses his own doesn't hide the weakness of many of these tracks.

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