Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island

Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island


01. Do Not Fear
02. Peace On The Rise
03. Burning Photographs
04. Heavy Stones
05. Sara
06. Replace Me
07. Blonde Hash
08. Freedom For A Policeman
09. Can You Believe It!?
10. Wandering Spirits
11. No Panic / No Heat
12. Shave My Pussy





Standout Tracks: Burning Photographs / Replace Me / Sara


Diaper Island is out today via Sub Pop.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


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[Count Me Out] Video: Chad VanGaalen "Peace On The Rise"
[Count Me Out] Chad VanGaalen "Sara"
[Count Me Out] Chad VanGaalen Gives Away Soft Airplane B-Sides EP
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Video: Chad VanGaalen "Peace On The Rise"

Chad VanGaalen has a new video for "Peace On The Rise," a tune off the forthcoming release, Diaper Island, out tomorrow via Sub Pop. Check it out below, along with an mp3 and some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Chad VanGaalen - Peace On The Rise

[MP3] Chad VanGaalen - Peace On The Rise


Tour Dates

06.19.11 at Castaways (Ithaca, NY)
06.20.11 at Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
06.21.11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
06.22.11 at T.T. The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
06.23.11 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC)
06.25.11 at Sled Island Festival (Calgary, AB)
08.03.11 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
08.04.11 at King Georg (Cologne, DE)
08.05.11 at FESTSAAL (Berlin, DE)
08.06.11 at Sommerfest (Biesenthal, DE)
08.07.11 at Klub 007 Strahov (Prague, CZ)
08.09.11 at Terraneo Festival (Sibenik, HR)
08.11.11 at Pustervik (Gothenborg, SE)
08.12.11 at Vega (Copenhagen,DK)
08.16.11 at Cargo (London, UK)
08.17.11 at Brudenell Social (Leeds, UK)
08.18.11 at Captain's Rest (Glasgow, UK)
08.19.11 at Sneaky Pete's (Edinburgh, UK)
08.20.11 at Deaf Institute (Manchester, UK)


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[Count Me Out] Chad VanGaalen "Sara"
[Count Me Out] Chad VanGaalen Gives Away Soft Airplane B-Sides EP
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen "Sara"

Chad VanGaalen is set to release a new album, Diaper Island, on 5/17 via Sub Pop. Check the album art and tracklist out below, as well as the new tune, "Sara."





Tracklist

01. Do Not Fear
02. Peace On The Rise
03. Burning Photographs
04. Heavy Stones
05. Sara
06. Replace Me
07. Blonde Hash
08. Freedom For A Policeman
09. Can You Believe It!?
10. Wandering Spirits
11. No Panic / No Heat
12. Shave My Pussy

[MP3] Chad VanGaalen - Sara


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[Count Me Out] Chad VanGaalen Gives Away Soft Airplane B-Sides EP
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen Gives Away Soft Airplane B-Sides EP

Calgary based singer/songwriter, Chad VanGaalen is giving away a free b-sides EP over on his website. Check the link and tracklist out below, along with the 2008 release, Soft Airplane, out via Sub Pop.


Tracklist

01. Stuffed Animal
02. Are You Sleeping?
03. Microscopic World
04. Soak In Visions
05. Pyramids Float
06. Twisting Magic Up
07. Did You Find Peace?
08. I Wish I Was A Dog (w/ Julie & Fred)
09. Corvette

[Download] Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane B-Sides [EP]


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[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

01. Willow Tree (4.75)
02. Bones Of Man (4.25)
03. Cries Of The Dead (4.5)
04. Inside The Molecules (4.25)
05. Bare Feet On Wet Griptape (4.25)
06. Phantom Anthills (4.5)
07. Poisonous Heads (4.25)
08. TMNT Mask (4.25)
09. Molten Light (4.25)
10. Old Man + The Sea (4.5)
11. City Of Electric Light (4.25)
12. Rabid Bits Of Time (4.75)
13. Frozen Energon (4.25)

57/65 = 8.8


I'm digging this, not loving it, but digging it. Kind of reminds me of a Luke Temple meets Figurines, which I guess isn't a bad thing. Soft Airplane is out now via Sub Pop.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.


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