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Chad VanGaalen: "Soft Airplane"

The first album in ages to literally make me feel good. A song like"Willow Tree" (the lead off track) makes me smile and cry (okay, sniffle a bit) at the same time, but you may wonder how a song that provokes tears can inspire feeling of happiness, as well? It's simply the fact that rarely does music magically alter my brain chemistry so extremely... and so well.Calgary's VanGaalen can sing in Neil Young's quaver, but without the fragility which Young naturally inhabits, VanGaalen's voice is st...

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11:00 on September 8 2008

Chad VanGaalen Pilots Soft Airplane on New Album

Pitchfork — Photo by Marc Rimmer Chad VanGaalen has certainly been putting time in down in the basement of his Calgary pad. He produced the rangy debut full-length from his fellow Ca... more info

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18:00 on September 8 2008

Chad VanGaalen: "Soft Airplane"

Sixeyes — The first album in ages to literally make me feel good. A song like"Willow Tree" (the lead off track) makes me smile and cry (okay, sniffle a bit) at the same time, but ... more info

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