Shrink Dust
Shrink Dust is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Chad VanGaalen. It was released by Flemish Eye in Canada and Sub Pop in the United States on April 29, 2014.[5][6] The album was featured on the Star's website as part of their musical reasons to live sections.[7]
Shrink Dust | ||||
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Studio album by Chad VanGaalen | ||||
Released | April 29, 2014 | |||
Genre | Indie rock Folk Experimental | |||
Label | Flemish Eye Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Self-produced | |||
Chad VanGaalen chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | (B)[2] |
NME | (8/10)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[4] |
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[8]
The album was the most played across Canadian community radio in May, June, and July 2013, as tracked by the National Campus and Community Radio Association's charting service, !earshot.[9]
Background
The album was recorded in VanGaalen's Yoko Eno studio located in Calgary. The album is partially intended to be a score to his upcoming sci-fi movie and also, according to VanGaalen, a country record.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Chad VanGaalen.
- "Cut Off My Hands"
- "Where Are You?"
- "Frozen Paradise"
- "Lila"
- "Weighed Sin"
- "Monster"
- "Evil"
- "Leaning on Bells"
- "All Will Combine"
- "Weird Love"
- "Hangman's Son"
- "Cosmic Destroyer"
References
- "Reviews for Shrink Dust by Chad VanGaalen". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- Consequence of Sound Review
- NME review
- Pitchfork Media review
- FLEMISH EYE - Shrink Dust
- Shrink Dust by Chad VanGaalen on Sub Pop Records
- Reasons to Live: Brody Dalle, Chad VanGaalen, Thee Oh Sees. Toronto Star, May 3, 2014.
- "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Aux, June 19, 2014.
- !earshot Monthly Charts