Chad VanGaalen “Peace On The Rise”

A notorious homebody, Chad VanGaalen is well known for rarely leaving his rickety house in Calgary, endlessly drawing, recording and making art. With Diaper Island, VanGaalen distills his approach, producing his most sonically cohesive album to date, and the closest thing he has done to a rock album.
Also a celebrated visual artist, VanGaalen is widely renowned for his illustration and animation work. As with his previous albums – Infiniheart, Skelliconnection and the Polaris short-listed Soft Airplane, VanGaalen illustrated all of the art for Diaper Island – and is in the midst of animating a music video as well. He has animated music videos for folks like J Mascis, Guster, and Holy Fuck, and his videos have been collectively viewed well over a million times on YouTube.
VanGaalen has been quietly building a catalogue of songs that invite listeners to gently explore his distinctive creativity. Diaper Island extends the adventure into deeper territory, tapping into VanGaalen’s lifeblood and mining the richness of his mind with sharper tools.

Here are some upcoming tour dates:

June 18 :: Toronto, ON
June 19 :: Syracuse, NY
June 20 :: Washington, DC
June 21 :: Brooklyn, NY
June 22 :: Boston, MA
June 23 :: Montreal, QC
June 25 :: Calgary, AB
July 29 :: Sackville, NB

Check out his Sub Pop page for more info and be sure to watch his new video for “Peace On The Rise”