Diaper Island
Studio album by
Chad VanGaalen
ReleasedMay 17, 2011
Recorded2009-2010
StudioYoko Eno Studio, Calgary, Alberta
GenreIndie rock
Folk
Experimental
LabelFlemish Eye
Sub Pop
ProducerChad VanGaalen
Chad VanGaalen chronology
Soft Airplane
(2008)		 Diaper Island
(2011)		 Shrink Dust
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club(9.1/10)[2]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[3]
AllMusic(8/10)[4]

Diaper Island is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Chad VanGaalen, released on May 17, 2011 on Flemish Eye in Canada and Sub Pop in the United States.[5]

Background

It is the first of his own albums which VanGaalen recorded in his new home studio named Yoko Eno (after artists Brian Eno and Yoko Ono), as opposed to the basement studio where he recorded his second and third releases.

Track listing

All songs written by Chad VanGaalen.

  1. "Do Not Fear"
  2. "Peace on the Rise"
  3. "Burning Photographs"
  4. "Heavy Stones"
  5. "Sara"
  6. "Replace Me"
  7. "Blonde Hash"
  8. "Freedom for a Policeman"
  9. "Can You Believe It!?"
  10. "Wandering Spirits"
  11. "No Panic / No Heat"
  12. "Shave My Pussy"

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 100

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Diaper Island by Chad VanGaalen". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ The AV Club Review
  3. ↑ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ↑ All Music review
  5. ↑ "Chad VanGaalen Sets Sail for Diaper Island". Exclaim!, March 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-02-13.


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