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August 27, 2008

New Chad VanGaalen Video - "Molten Light"

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Anyone keeping up with Chad VanGaalen -- and everyone should be -- has seen his drawings at some point or another, gracing the covers to his albums, lending an air of animated surreality to videos by Guster and Chad VanGaalen. And once again, Chad does himself a solid -- a murderous and weird, colorfully ominous solid -- with the treatment for the vengeful and eerie strums of "Molten Light." The twisted fairy tale also serves as the second listen to his forthcoming Sub Pop release Soft Airplane, so key in on that. And also how easily you'll sing along to "I'll find you and I'll kill you."

Yup. Soft Airplane is out 9/9 via Sub Pop. This one comes from it:

Chad VanGaalen - "Willow Tree" (MP3)

Enjoy.

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B

I am so excited for this album.

Posted by: B profile link at 08/27/08 10:59 AM | Reply
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this is great!

Posted by: mark at 08/27/08 11:48 AM | Reply
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"cries of the dead" is amazing.

Posted by: k at 08/27/08 12:03 PM | Reply
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Awesome song.
Awesomer video.

Similar surrealist imagery as Bjork's Wanderlust video minus the big budget and having to supply the guys at Encyclopedia Pictura with mushrooms.

Posted by: MF McNutt at 08/27/08 12:22 PM | Reply
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Can't wait for the album. Willow Tree is sublime.

Posted by: Sean Jean at 08/27/08 1:25 PM | Reply
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I hate this guy. He is so fucking annoying on his podcast.

Posted by: Greg at 08/27/08 2:15 PM | Reply
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k

and you, the idiot, are no good for anyone.

Posted by: k profile link at 08/27/08 2:56 PM | Reply
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The Spilken8r

I dug it. I haven't listened to anything he's done before and that was… killer.

It reminded me of Nina Nastasia a bit.

Posted by: The Spilken8r profile link at 08/27/08 4:24 PM | Reply
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That's the best video he's ever done. I remember hearing this song at SappyFest, that line is just so great.

Posted by: Colin at 08/27/08 7:03 PM | Reply
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Whoa, I forgot about that Guster video. Thanks for the reminder, it's awesome. (And this new one's not bad either.)

Posted by: Lisa at 08/29/08 11:50 AM | Reply
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