Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, … Read Full Bio ↴Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta. In 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album "Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz" under the alias Black Mold. In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with Seth Smith of the indie rock band Dog Day on the album Seed of Dorzon.
Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart in 2004 on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye. Being a collection of songs selected from recordings made in his bedroom/makeshift studio, it was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop. In late 2005, the album was re-released with a bonus six-song EP entitled Green Beans.
On 22 August 2006, VanGaalen's second album, Skelliconnection, was released in the U.S. on Sub Pop and in Canada on Flemish Eye. The album comprised of new songs as well as tracks previously released on his earlier independent recordings and features exclusive artwork and videos made by VanGaalen. The album was named on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize.
VanGaalen's third studio album, Soft Airplane, was released 9 September 2008.
In 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album "Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz" under the alias Black Mold.
In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with Seth Smith of the indie rock band Dog Day on the album Seed of Dorzon.
Chad VanGaalen's Light Information, his sixth record on Sub Pop, was released on 8 September 2017.
As a visual artist, VanGaalen is known for his illustration and animation work. He has animated music videos for folks like J Mascis, Guster, and Holy Fuck.
Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart in 2004 on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye. Being a collection of songs selected from recordings made in his bedroom/makeshift studio, it was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop. In late 2005, the album was re-released with a bonus six-song EP entitled Green Beans.
On 22 August 2006, VanGaalen's second album, Skelliconnection, was released in the U.S. on Sub Pop and in Canada on Flemish Eye. The album comprised of new songs as well as tracks previously released on his earlier independent recordings and features exclusive artwork and videos made by VanGaalen. The album was named on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize.
VanGaalen's third studio album, Soft Airplane, was released 9 September 2008.
In 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album "Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz" under the alias Black Mold.
In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with Seth Smith of the indie rock band Dog Day on the album Seed of Dorzon.
Chad VanGaalen's Light Information, his sixth record on Sub Pop, was released on 8 September 2017.
As a visual artist, VanGaalen is known for his illustration and animation work. He has animated music videos for folks like J Mascis, Guster, and Holy Fuck.
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Soft Airplane
Chad VanGaalen Lyrics
Bare Feet on Wet Griptape Prehistoric flower on the windowsill getting hit by the sun.…
Bones of Man It was a beautiful night, yeah the moon was climbing…
City of Electric Light And I thought you were the moon in the sky But…
Cries of the Dead I can hear the cries of the dead Maybe it's your…
Inside the Molecules I wake up early in the afternoon- just so I…
Molten Light They dumped her body into the molten light Floated to the…
Old Man + The Sea You made a promise to yourself you'd find her and…
Phantom Anthills This tiny body is see-through I caught it swimming inside o…
Poisonous Heads When they first arrived, we decided to hide all the…
Rabid Bits of Time You've been dead for years But you never knew And the rabi…
TMNT Mask I think I'll go sit by the river Just to get…
Willow Tree Sleep all day Just waiting for the sun to set I hang…