Chad VanGaalen

I posted this a while back on another blog- a collaborative effort on Wordpress that got suspended- so I decided it was a good idea to post it here because this artist deserves all the exposure he can get. I like him so much I even decided I would name this blog after a lyric in one of his songs (try to guess which one).

Chad is incredible talented in many respects and has drawn comparisons to the likes of The Flaming Lips and Neil Young. He’s an singer/songwriter; multi-instrumentalist (some of which are created/handmade by him); he's also a prolific illustrator/animator who makes his own album covers as well as animated music videos for himself and other bands such as Holy Fuck, Love as Laughter and Shout Out Out Out Out.

Here's one of his videos for his song 'Clinically Dead':

He has recorded all three of his LPs within the confines of a makeshift studio in his Calgary basement as well as produce Women's excellent debut album. He has also been a nominated for the Polaris Music Prize on two occasions- 2007 and is currently on the longlist for the 2009 prize.

Seeing him live is an amazing experience, watching him sing and play multiple instruments all at the same time will leave you in shock at how easily he accomplishes it.

Here’s some proof:

More proof:

So, without further adieu I present his three amazing LPs:

Infiniheart (2004)

Skelliconnection (2006)

Soft Airplane (2008)

ENJOY

P.S. if you enjoy the albums you can always purchase them here, here and here