Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
[Flemish Eye/Sub Pop 2008]
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This album is all about pictures. The words VanGaalen chooses, his phrasing, and the soundscapes he draws together draw more vivid pictures than any album I can recall. There are a lot of instruments on Soft Airplane, but it never gets confused or too layered. For the most part, the guitar is the dominant instrument, surrounded by thumb piano, synths, banjo, ect, all draped over thin drum tracks. Stylistically, Soft Airplane runs the gamut from post rock to minimalist to new folk to electonica, taking full advantage of the instrumentation along the way.