Song of the Day - April 7, 2006

Chad VanGaalen, last year, released his debut album Infiniheart on Sub Pop Records. This album was many years in the making and can be considered a best of collection of the hundreds of songs that he has written during his career. I must say it is a thoroughly enjoyable effort. Chad has clearly been influenced by Neil Young, particularly his vocal style, but also in his acoustic country/folk approach to many of the tracks. "After the Afterlife" sounds eerily like Neil Young not only in the vocals, but also in the arrangement of the song. As an artist, Chad VanGaalen has succeeded in producing some beautiful songs, that are definitely worth spending some time discovering. Click here to listen.