Chad VanGaalen
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.
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Chad VanGaalen Lyrics


02 Bones of Man It was a beautiful night, yeah the moon was climbing…
1000 Pound Eyelids What just happened to us I think I fell asleep at…
17 liquid light We fly above the clouds and croups Well over top of…
After The Afterlife So tell me about your mom And how she cuts her…
Bare Feet on Wet Griptape Prehistoric flower on the windowsill getting hit by the sun.…
Blood Machine They had cities built there Buried deep underground People h…
Bones of Man It was a beautiful night, yeah the moon was climbing…
Broken Bell I sit and do a drawing A portrait of my dad I…
Build a Home like a Bee With all the points of glowing light And all the panes…
Burn 2 Ash Like this pile of trash inside my head You can let…
Burning Photographs I spend time of mine burning photographs And now I'm stuck…
City of Electric Light And I thought you were the moon in the sky But…
Clincally Dead Clinically he was dead But the motor inside his head was…



Cries of the Dead I can hear the cries of the dead Maybe it's your…
Dead Ends We could always wait until it dies To revive it Just so…
Do Not Fear Where will she go Does she really know Where will she go Doe…
Echo Train What makes you think it's gonna last When everything you've …
Faces Lit The broken neon lights that flicker in your eyes Make it…
Flower Gardens If you wanna get close to it You'll have to p-p-p-p-pay Just…
Freedom for a Policeman Policeman Who are you chasing now Why won't you leave them…
Gubbbish Can you see the future In all of its decay Skeletons are…
Heavy Stones Peaceful And mourned by the passing Hang your sails But don'…
Host Body Don't trust the stranger's words As she crawls out of the…
I Miss You Like I Miss You So you're headed down those tracks And you're never coming b…
Inside the Molecules I wake up early in the afternoon- just so I…
Kill Me in My Sleep You're gonna kill me in my sleep You'll hold me down…
Liquid Light We fly above the clouds and croups Well over top of…
Locked in the Phase Come sit in the fire 'Til you believe it 'Til you are…
Mind Hijacker's Curse Hey She said "I know our days are numbered" Oh since long…
Molten Light They dumped her body into the molten light Floated to the…
Mystery Elementals Time bends like light through the window pane Calling your n…
Nothing Is Impoossible Somewhere I know there's nothing Nothing, but unsailed seas…
Nothing Is Impossible Somewhere I know there's nothing Nothing, but unsailed seas …
Old Heads No one cares About their old heads Because the new ones work…
Old Man The Sea You made a promise to yourself you'd find her and…
Peace On The Rise we can sit around this fire and let our spirits…
Phantom Anthills This tiny body is see-through I caught it swimming inside o…
Pine and Clover She was a shapeshifter All it takes didn't matter to her Oh…
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…
Red Blood Who you waiting for, I hope it's not me Cause if…
Red Hot Drops Sharpened teeth that dive deep into veins Slowly draining w…
Replace Me I need someone Someone to replace me To lay out here covered…
Rolling Thunder She is crazy for everything Everything and anything Her mi…
Samurai Sword Has anybody seen a samurai sword? I think I left…
Sara You will pull strange gifts from the heart of trees,…
See-Thru-Skin If your words were to run away I'd circle everything you…
Shave My Pussy Maybe if i shave my pussy Then you'll love me Baby, will…
Sing Me 2 Sleep hey, baby, sing me to sleep let the shoes fall off…
Sing me to Sleep Hey baby sing to me to sleep Lets the shoes fall…
Somewhere I Know There Is Nothing Somewhere I know there's nothing Nothing, but unsailed seas …
Static Shape Carve a shape into the static And try to remember all…
Stuttering Light Stuttering white beams of light Come leaking into darkened m…
Sunshine Snare Hits When the sun is shining on my head It makes me…
The Warp Zone/Hidden Bridge On level nine there is a warp zone And if you…
TMNT Mask I think I'll go sit by the river Just to get…
Traffic You get stuck in traffic with your car and fall…
Where Are You She shakes her feather hand ... I count the days that…
Willow Tree Sleep all day Just waiting for the sun to set I hang…
Wind Driving Dogs You can send all your dogs You can send all your…
Wing Finger What was once the only thing Has transformed into everythin…


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