CHAD VANGAALEN shares amorphous video for "Host Body"Announces European live dates. Another hand-illustrated animation, fresh from the colourful mind of Calgary illustrator and purveyor of psych-pop.Chad VanGaalen has delivered a beautiful, amorphous video for “Host Body,” one of the standouts from 'Light Information', his acclaimed album of 2017. “Anxious, tightly wound songs packed with breathless synth and guitar drama." [4/5] - MOJO “A complex interplay of light and dark sits at the thematic heart of this record, with VanGaalen stepping away from his preoccupation with alienation and embracing emotions that span the spectrum; disembodiment, intimacy, paranoia, and playfulness, to name a few.” - Loud & Quiet “After a dozen years of indelible hooks, bizarro ‘country’ albums, and ingenuous instrument clusters, the best way to learn about Calgary’s resident wizard is to close your eyes and fall backwards into the whole mess, and trust that pure dreams will catch you. And they will." [8/10] - Drowned In Sound “Sometimes you want to cry about your inevitable death, sometimes you just want to thrash around in your pajamas. VanGaalen does both majestically.” [4/5] - The Skinny “VanGaalen’s sixth album shows him easing more into his bright and disorienting vision.” [8/10] - The Line Of Best Fit “His confident songwriting and beaming vocals bring the record’s crowning fun and charisma into full focus.” [8/10] - Future Music "VanGaalen is very good at making eccentric, homespun indie-rock records, and with Light Information he has made yet another." [7.5/10] - PASTE "Chad VanGaalen has become a reliable source for off-kilter indie rock that he imbues with his bizarre sense of humor and nuanced artistry." - Exclaim! For more information please contact kate@stereosanctity.co.uk / t. +44 7812 607 230
March 7, 2018 6:23am ET by Stereo Sanctity
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