associated_acts years_active alias image_size article_title background genre origin name
earthsuit macrosick club of the sons 1998 -- present chuckfamous 150 adam laclave
 solo_singer odd soul , glam new orleans , louisiana , united states adam laclave
adam laclave

adam laclave is an american musician and singer .
he was one of the vocalists and songwriters for the christian band earthsuit .
the group 's only major-label album , kaleidoscope superior , was critically successful .
however , the band broke up soon afterward .
laclave formed a new band called macrosick , along with bassist jon allen , with former earthsuit members paul meany , darren king , and mutemath guitarist greg hill helping to give it a start .
but the band went on hiatus in 2005 due to hurricane katrina .
recently , laclave has formed a new group with allen called club of the sons .
they have opened for paul meany 's group , mutemath on occasion .
he is currently working on solo material under the alias charlie blacksmoke .
laclave 's baritone vocals have been compared to that of david bowie , as well as david byrne of talking heads , and he is also known for his vibrato .
laclave rarely shows his eyes while on stage .
while performing with earthsuit and macrosick , he wore large sunglasses .
currently , he lets his fringe cover his eyes during concerts with club of the sons .
adam laclave has also co-written several mutemath songs such as `` control , '' `` electrify , '' `` prytania , '' and the title track of their 2011 album `` odd soul '' .
