Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B001CVCBJE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,418 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Recalling Neil Young at his most fragile and plaintive, and Thurston Moore at his most resolved and vital, Chad's emotive vocals anchor these songs while tackling the pervasive themes of death and dreams with an unexpected air of certainty and hope that is far from ominous - instead, it's luminous. Through a complex interplay of guitar, drum beats, loops, samples, found sounds, unorthodox percussion, xylophones, distortion, synthesizers, accordions, and more, Chad has made an album that sounds bigger than one man.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Sweet Death, Love, and Life., October 5, 2008

By 

Julia Houghton (Vacaville, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Soft Airplane (Audio CD)

I cannot begin to tell you how in love I am. Chad VanGaalen is an absolute brilliant song writter/musician! He gives me goose bumps everytime I hear him sing! I think he has bumped The Shins off the top of my top 5 list. You MUST buy this CD, and also watch his amazing self drawn music videos.

4.0 out of 5 stars small surprises, April 27, 2009

By 

A. S. Acosta - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Soft Airplane (Audio CD)

Soft Airplane is awesome. Every song is a little surprise. Beautiful falseto voice combined with many sounds, melodies and effects. I recommend it like a small treasure.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly Epic, April 2, 2009

By 

Delilah St. Clare (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soft Airplane (Audio CD)

I heard about Chad Vangaalen from a LIVE 105 radio DJ in San Francisco. She listed "Willow Tree" as her #1 song of 2008. I was intrigued by this decision so I checked him out - probably one of the best decisions of my life. I bought Soft Airplanes almost immediately after hearing Willow Tree for the first time. I'm a huge fan of banjo so it was love at first listen. I love his sound and mixture of electronic beats and sounds with guitar. Absolutely love it! I just caught him in concert as well. Beyond fabulous show - he's quite a terrible storyteller but I'll blame the alcohol for that. But you should really pick up this album. You can get all 3 of his CDs for next to nothing if you buy used.