Soft Airplane is the third album by Chad VanGaalen, released in 2008 on Flemish Eye and Sub Pop. It was VanGaalen's first album to consist entirely of songs newly recorded for the album; his prior releases compiled tracks from a library of home recordings he had made over a number of years.
| Soft Airplane | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Flemish Eye Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Chad VanGaalen | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Paste | (8.8/10)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10)[4] |
The album was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Chad VanGaalen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Willow Tree" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Bones of Man" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Cries of the Dead" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Inside the Molecules" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Bare Feet on Wet Griptape" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Phantom Anthills" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Poisonous Heads" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "TMNT Mask" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Molten Light" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Old Man + The Sea" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "City of Electric Light" | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Rabid Bits of Time" | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Frozen Energon" | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 42:17 | |
References edit
- ^ "Reviews for Soft Airplane by Chad VanGaalen". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Paste review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fucked Up Win Polaris Prize". Clickmusic. 2009-09-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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