Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2008 Ratings: #175 / 806
User Score
Based on 33 ratings
Liked by 6 people
September 9, 2008 / Release Date
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currentjoyys
90

FAVORITE TRACK: Willow Tree

LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: Inside The Molecules

Every once in awhile, I find an artist or an album that sounds like the most r/indiehead, pretentious release ever except no one knows it. Chad VanGaalen is- to me- the most music head artist I've ever heard and I'm shocked more people don't know about him and his work. VanGaalen is a Canadian indie folk singer who made it kinda big with the release of Peace Is On The Rise on Diaper Island. Since then, VanGaalen has been ... read more

Velocirabbit43
84

It’s basically just The Shins with the some of the fun and quirkiness you find on albums like Sung Tongs. Also sort of reminds me of Manners by Passion Pit. It’s quite a diverse lineup of songs, where most of them bring something worth hearing. Makes a super good feel good and fun listen. It was hard for me to find reasons why not to like some songs. The second half does lose a lot of the momentum the first half carried so well. Phantom Anthills is peak. And the closers really cool

90

great

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Track List

  1. Willow Tree
  2. Bones of Man
  3. Cries of the Dead
  4. Inside the Molecules
  5. Bare Feet on Wet Griptape
  6. Phantom Anthills
  7. Poisonous Heads
  8. TMNT Mask
  9. Molten Light
  10. Old Man + The Sea
  11. City of Electric Light
  12. Rabid Bits of Time
  13. Frozen Energon

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