Chad VanGaalen

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A notorious homebody, Chad VanGaalen is well known for rarely leaving his rickety house in Calgary, endlessly drawing, recording and making art. With Diaper Island, VanGaalen distills his approach, producing his most sonically cohesive album to date, and the closest thing he has done to a rock album.

Also a celebrated visual artist, VanGaalen is widely renowned for his illustration and animation work. As with his previous albums – Infiniheart, Skelliconnection and the Polaris short-listed Soft Airplane, VanGaalen illustrated all of the art for Diaper Island – and is in the midst of animating a music video as well. He has animated music videos for folks like J Mascis, Guster, and Holy Fuck, and his videos have been collectively viewed well over a million times on YouTube.

VanGaalen has been quietly building a catalogue of songs that invite listeners to gently explore his distinctive creativity. Diaper Island extends the adventure into deeper territory, tapping into VanGaalen’s lifeblood and mining the richness of his mind with sharper tools.

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  • Hulelam

    SouptheHoop, I've been wondering this for years.

    3 Apr 11:33am Reply
  • SouptheHoop

    how is this guy not more popular wtf?

    26 Feb 2:37am Reply
  • joaotsantos

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    2 Feb 5:02pm Reply
  • kenziejaneee

    For whatever reason, I didn't want to like Diaper Island...(Probably because Soft Airplane is fantastic), but upon multiple REAL listens, I've realized it's just as wonderful ^.^ Now, I just need to snag a copy of the LP!

    31 Jan 9:16pm Reply
  • ninefoldcomplex

    Slip into the same old dream every night / Welcome all the things that could've been / I cannot afford this fight with my wit / Interstellar space got broken in - BRILLIANT

    29 Jan 11:02am Reply
  • mumbz

    wow. the similarity in personality between chad and Keaton henson is uncanny, both are very reclusive and both are illustrators turned musicians

    17 Jan 3:16pm Reply
  • CJ155

    great new album :D

    2 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Ashtoria

    Coolest guy on the planet

    18 Oct 2012 Reply
  • DelDubb

    Rabid Bits of Time is so beautifully painful. It hurts me in a way I can't describe, but it's an experience that I don#t want to end. It makes me contemplate the times and events and relationships and memories I've had... and the futility of them all. Because no-one knows where we go when we're dead; or when we're dreaming.

    16 Oct 2012 Reply
  • Rabendorn

    I'm desperately searching for the Skelliconnection 2LP Bonus songs. Does anyone know where to find them ?

    14 Oct 2012 Reply
  • Occulta66

    great music

    3 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Hulelam

    Win A Date With Chad Vangaalen

    28 Jul 2012 Reply
  • melsvdmede

    http://altinvillage.bandcamp.com/album/chad-vangaalen-xiu-xiu-the-green-corridor-02

    24 Jun 2012 Reply
  • catsup_plate

    UNDER FUCKING RATED

    31 May 2012 Reply
  • christibear

    His newest album is quite good.

    2 May 2012 Reply
  • AntonyfromRiga

    Chad Van haalen [2] Ain't talking 'bout Sara

    29 Apr 2012 Reply
  • kylehlogan

    wish i knew how he got that guitar sound

    29 Apr 2012 Reply
  • d0l

    diaper island is godly. i was on a vangaalen coma for a long while, hooray for new albums. :)

    26 Apr 2012 Reply
  • dreamsofgod8

    peace on the rise <3

    18 Apr 2012 Reply
  • d0l

    all three blood songs are great.

    28 Mar 2012 Reply
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