When Chad VanGaalen locks himself up in his home in Calgary to work on a new record, he has the tendency to go a little crazy after cutting himself off from human contact for so long. Case in point: his new idea to make toddlercore as big a musical genre as chillwave. VanGaalen’s first step in achieving his dream is titling his new album Diaper Island, which is due out on May 17 via Sub Pop. It’s not clear what toddlercore actually sounds like, but VanGaalen has hinted that it will revolve around experimental sounds (e.g. babies crying) and lots of percussion (e.g. babies banging on things). He also claims that Diaper Island is the closest he has come to making a rock album, but I think that’s just code for more baby tears.
Diaper Island tracklisting:
01. Do Not Fear
02. Peace on the Rise
03. Burning Photographs
04. Heavy Stones
05. Sara
06. Replace Me
07. Blonde Hash
08. Freedom for a Policeman
09. Can You Believe It!?
10. Wandering Spirits
11. No Panic / No Heat
12. Shave My Pussy
One lonely tourdate:
04.01.11 - Saskatoon, SK - Christ Church
• Chad VanGaalen: http://www.chadvangaalen.com
• Sub Pop: http://www.subpop.com
