CHAD VANGAALEN SHARE NEW SINGLE, “NIGHTWAVES”

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WORLD’S MOST STRESSED OUT GARDENER OUT MARCH 19, 2021 VIA FLEMISH EYE IN CANADA (SUB POP REST OF THE WORLD)

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On March 19th, multimedia auteur Chad VanGaalen will release his latest offering, World's Most Stressed Out Gardener on Flemish Eye (and Sub Pop for the ROW). The thirteen-track LP, which features the first single, “Samurai Sword” and other jams like “Starlight”, “Where Is It All Going?”, and latest single “Nightwaves”, was written, performed, recorded, and mixed by VanGaalen at his Yoko Eno Studio in Calgary, Alberta, and mastered by Ryan Morey in Montreal, Quebec.

Of his latest offering, “Nightwaves”, VanGaalen shares that it “is about the endless news feed. Giving in to your digital calendar, when all that’s on your to-do list is checking the online updates. Like a William Gibson waking nightmare, boring marketed as sexy.” 

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On April 8th, VanGaalen will perform a live stream from his Yoko Eno studio via NoonChorus. The show will be available for viewing in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia at 7PM local time. Ticket holders will be able to stream the performance for 5 days following and will also be able to buy merch. You can purchase tickets for this event here.

World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener is now available for preorder. LPs purchased through the Flemish Eye shop (Canada), megamart.subpop.com, select independent retailers in North America, in the U.K. and in Europe will receive the album on orange gold vinyl with blue/red trails (while supplies last). There is also a new T-shirt design available.

For more on World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener, read the whole bio written by Sean Michaels at www.killbeatmusic.com/chadvangaalen

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WORLD’S MOST STRESSED OUT GARDENER TRACKLIST
1. Spider Milk 
2. Flute Peace 
3. Starlight 
4. Where Is It All Going? 
5. Earth From a Distance 
6. Nightwaves 
7. Plant Music 
8. Nothing Is Strange 
9. Inner Fire 
10. Golden Pear 
11. Nightmare Scenario 
12. Samurai Sword 
13. Water Brother 

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PONDERCAST EPISODE 120 : RETURNING HOME

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For Episode 120 of Laurie Brown’s Pondercast, “Returning Home”, she is away from her home and living on the east coast in Nova Scotia to help care for her father. “My liminal situation feels unique to me...but living in a transitional state, between one thing and another, just about covers everybody these days, yes?”, says Laurie. “So this episode is about that mindset... how it colours everything... in this fog of days…”

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New to Pondercast, every Monday morning Laurie Brown will post a new 20 minute Guided Meditation. Meant for everyone - no experience necessary. Great way to start meditating, and a great way to find support and encouragement for your practise.

Also new for season 4, every second Friday the Pondercast team are now posting a Grounding Thought. We started these during the intense days of lockdown and we’ve heard from you that they helped. So count on 10 minute podcasts to help shift your perspective when your world threatens to overwhelm.

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Pondercast is able to expand their offerings because of the support you have helped build on Patreon. We are really hoping that this new season will move you to become a monthly donor at www.patreon.com/Pondercast or, a one time donor on our website at www.pondercast.ca

For those of you who have already taken the Patreon plunge, thank you - your support has made this happen.

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Recently, Killbeat Music partnered with the team at Pondercast to bring you Ponderbeat, a series of special episodes featuring selections curated by Brown from some of Killbeat’s latest releases. The eighth episode of Ponderbeat is live now, featuring music from Gord Downie, The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, LAL, Matthew Cardinal, and more.

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MIKE EDEL SHARES FIRST TRACK OF UPCOMING COVER SERIES - COLDPLAY’S “DON’T PANIC”

MIKE EDEL’S COVER OF COLDPLAY’S “DON’T PANIC” ARRIVES TODAY, THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF 4 COVERS

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Today, Mike Edel is sharing his take on Coldplay’s “Don’t Panic”, the first in a series of four covers to come from the acclaimed songwriter. An apt message for the times, Edel has created a mellow yet hooky and folk version of this early Coldplay classic.  

“Parachutes was one of my formative albums, and I really like the idea of covering a song that is underrated,” says Edel. “‘Don't Panic’ feels like this kind of song, and it just kept coming back to me through this Pandemic era and has been a comfort to say the least.”

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On the heels of his latest full-length album En Masse, Canadian indie singer-songwriter Mike Edel continues to embrace the positives of the era. His series of contemplative, mid-tempo covers is a nod to Edel’s singer-songwriter lean whereas En Masse embraced co-writing, collaboration, intuition and was decidedly upbeat.

En Masse, Mike Edel’s fourth full-length out via PENNANT, saw production and mixing contributions from Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire), Andy Park (The Head and The Heart, Noah Gundersen) among others. The album features all co-written songs by Edel and including the up-tempo singles and accompanying videos “Hello Universe”, and “Good About Everything”, and “Still Thinking About You”.

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Edel’s latest is a follow up to Edel’s Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) produced 2019 record, THRESHOLDS. After THRESHOLDS, 4 Million cumulative streams across major platforms, landing a song on ABC’s American Idol, in heavy rotation on CBC Music, AAA Radio across the United States, and on Sirius XM’s The Verge and North Americana; after playing hundreds of shows across North American and Europe including Rifflandia Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Regina Folk Festival, Victoria International Jazz Festival, and Upstream Music Festival; after sharing the stage with Serena Ryder, Foy Vance, Said The Whale and Josh Garrels; and after moving to Seattle, WA and getting married, Edel has established himself as a creative tour de force with plenty on the horizon.

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