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Infiniheart
Studio album by
Chad VanGaalen
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2004
August 23, 2005 (Rerelease)
Recorded2001–2003
GenreRock
Length64:57 (2004)
57:04 (2005)
LabelFlemish Eye (2004)
Sub Pop (2005)
ProducerChad VanGaalen
Chad VanGaalen chronology
Infiniheart
(2004) 		Skelliconnection
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Cokemachineglow87%[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME7/10[7]
Paste[8]
Pitchfork7.1/10[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]
Under the Radar8/10[11]

Infiniheart is an album by Canadian artist Chad VanGaalen. It was originally released in 2004 on Flemish Eye and was rereleased in 2005 on Sub Pop. The album was recorded in a makeshift studio in VanGaalen's basement, and uses a diverse array of instruments and equipment, almost all played by VanGaalen and some handmade by the artist.[12][13] Overall, Infiniheart received favorable reviews[1] and drew comparisons to The Flaming Lips[12][14] and Neil Young.[15][13]

Track listing

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  1. "Clinically Dead" – 2:18
  2. "After the Afterlife" – 3:38
  3. "Kill Me in My Sleep" – 5:58
  4. "The Warp Zone/Hidden Bridge" – 4:13
  5. "J.C.'s Head on the Cross" – 3:18
  6. "Somewhere I Know There Is Nothing" – 4:14
  7. "Blood Machine" – 4:25
  8. "Echo Train" – 3:19
  9. "Build a Home Like a Bee" – 2:13
  10. "I Miss You Like I Miss You" – 2:59
  11. "Human Totem" – 2:56
  12. "Red Blood" – 4:02
  13. "1000 Pound Eyelids" – 3:29
  14. "Graduated Assassin" – 2:53
  15. "Chronograph #1" – 3:23
  16. "Sunshine Snare Hits" – 3:58
  17. "Liquid + Light" – 2:32
  18. "Dolphinariums" – 2:21
  19. "Traffic" – 2:48

Rerelease in 2005

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The album was rereleased on August 23, 2005 on Sub Pop with a different track listing.

  1. "Clinically Dead"
  2. "After the Afterlife"
  3. "Kill Me in My Sleep"
  4. "J.C.'s Head on the Cross"
  5. "Somewhere I Know There Is Nothing"
  6. "Blood Machine"
  7. "Echo Train"
  8. "Build a Home Like a Bee"
  9. "I Miss You Like I Miss You"
  10. "Red Blood"
  11. "1000 Pound Eyelids"
  12. "The Warp Zone/Hidden Bridge"
  13. "Chronograph #1"
  14. "Sunshine Snare Hits"
  15. "Liquid + Light"
  16. "Traffic"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chad VanGaalen: Infiniheart (2005) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ As edgy as singer-songwriter pop gets. [Oct 2005, p.158]
  4. ^ Reid, Scott (2 March 2005). "Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. ^ An excellent new-school Neil Young for the Garden State generation. [26 Aug 2005, p.61]
  6. ^ The Guardian review
  7. ^ [An] impressive lo-fi debut. [27 Aug 2005, p.74]
  8. ^ VanGaalen stuffs these frequently breathtaking songs with death and paranoid visions of dystopias and bad dreams. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.125]
  9. ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  11. ^ These are really, really beautiful songs. [#11, p.116]
  12. ^ a b Stephen M. Deusner (2005-08-19). "Infiniheart: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  13. ^ a b Ciabattoni, Steve. "Chan VanGaalen: Heart of Gold". College Music Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  14. ^ Peschek, David (2005-08-26). "Chad Van Gaalen, Infiniheart". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  15. ^ Krolak, Mike (2004-02-11). "Chad VanGaalen Infiniheart (prefixmag review)". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2007-01-23.


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