Some describe Chicago music scene veteran Jeffrey Altergott as an “Indigo Boy”; others trot out phrases like “funky folkie” or “acoustic space cowboy.” Yes, Altergott sounds as singular as his supple tenor, or his sweet mix of rock, folk and jazz rhythms. And though he loves Aimee Mann, Duncan Sheik and Andrew Bird, he’s truly his own melodic, infectious invention-confection. How appropriate that his fifth and latest disc bears the title “Balloons.

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