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Sep 11, 2017They’re almost what you expect, but not exactly, and that disconnect takes you into a strange and lovely little world.
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Sep 6, 2017VanGaalen draws from familiar territory. What makes these songs truly surreal (and ergo, sublime) are his wacky scenes, both monstrous and endearingly human all at once.
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MojoSep 5, 2017Songs packed with breathless synth and guitar drama, yet still sounding deceptively simple. [Oct 2017, p.98]
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Sep 5, 2017VanGaalen’s sixth album shows him easing more into his bright and disorienting vision.
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Sep 5, 2017Light Information is a mixed bag of indie rock gems, ramshackle in sound and structure, but there are clear lyrical themes.
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Sep 11, 2017VanGaalen is very good at making eccentric, homespun indie-rock records, and with Light Information he has made yet another.
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Sep 20, 2017Produced and almost entirely performed by VanGaalen, Light Information demonstrates he still has an uncanny knack for off-kilter songcraft, while also gently questioning the societal pressures that might lead us to miss the point of creating and appreciating art in the first place.
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Oct 25, 2017There’s a deferential tone to Light Information that suggests he’s never really going to change his signature shtick, and even if we always know what to expect, it always feels like a warm return home from an always generous friend.
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Sep 13, 2017It’s perfectly plausible that the record will age just as well as VanGaalen’s best stuff--we just gotta give it more time to let its shapeshifting flowers bloom into something as beautiful as his animations.
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Sep 6, 2017More than anything, Light Information feels like a pop record, albeit one that is tonally warped and distorted to represent VanGaalen's distinctive worldview.
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Sep 6, 2017While VanGaalen avoids profound lyrical observations, his worldview remains one in which listeners can lose them themselves.
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UncutSep 5, 2017VanGaalen's clear talent as a producer and arranger still shines through in even the less spectacular moments. [Oct 2017, p.40]