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Chad VanGaalen

Chad VanGaalen

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  • Born: in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Years Active: 2000s

Biography

Hailing from Calgary, singer/songwriter Chad VanGaalen creates a delightfully soothing indie rock sound. His airy falsetto is part Christopher Cross and part Thom Yorke, and fans of Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, and Destroyer should find the charm in VanGaalen's wild imagination. Since 1998, the quirky VanGaalen has drafted hundreds of songs well-tailored for indie rock fans old and new. In 2004, the Calgary label Flemish Eye gathered some of these songs together for VanGaalen's first album, Infiniheart. Sub Pop inked VanGaalen to an American deal a year later and reissued a reassembled version of Infiniheart. Skelliconnection arrived in August 2006.
— MacKenzie Wilson , All Music Guide

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Band of Horses, Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew, John Vanderslice, Cloud Cult

Roots and Influences:

Elliott Smith, Neil Young

Formal Connections:

Women

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