Skelliconnection is the second album

Album

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 by Canadian

Canada

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 musician

Musician

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 Chad VanGaalen

Chad VanGaalen

Chad VanGaalen is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta.-Infiniheart:Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye...

. It was released on August 22, 2006 on Flemish Eye

Flemish Eye

Flemish Eye is a record label started in 2003 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The first release was Infiniheart by Chad VanGaalen, which was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop. From the success of Infiniheart, the label has earnestly developed a mandate of assisting Calgary-based musicians and...

 (Canadian distribution) and Sub Pop

Sub Pop

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 (U.S. distribution). In addition to writing and recording the album, VanGaalen performed almost all of the instruments and drew the album artwork. Like VanGaalen's debut album, Infiniheart

Infiniheart

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...

(2004), Skelliconnection comprises material from hundreds of homemade recordings.

On July 10, 2007, Skelliconnection was announced as a finalist for the Polaris Music Prize

Polaris Music Prize

The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label...

, alongside such other acts as The Dears

The Dears

-History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...

, Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.-Background:Doiron started playing guitar in Eric's Trip at the age of eighteen, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip...

, and Miracle Fortress

Miracle Fortress

Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal. The band is primarily a project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt. Van Pelt also a member of Think About Life.-Band history:...

. The winner, announced on September 24, 2007, was Close to Paradise

Close to Paradise

Close to Paradise is the second album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as Neon Bible , Ashtray Rock , Woke Myself Up , and The Reminder .- Track listing :# "Close to...

by Patrick Watson. Many fans believe that the lyrics in the track "Hot Red Drops" are pertaining to intravenous drug use. The song "Gubbish" was used on the hit television show "The OC."

Track listing

1. "Flower Gardens" – 2:28
2. "Burn 2 Ash" – 2:51
3. "Red Hot Drops" – 3:15
4. "Rolling Thunder" – 1:54
5. "Viking Rainbow" – 1:46
6. "Gubbbish" – 3:32
7. "Dandrufff" – 0:27
8. "Wing Finger" – 3:05
9. "See-Thru-Skin" – 2:46
10. "Wind Driving Dogs" – 2:46
11. "Mini T.V.'s" – 2:48
12. "Graveyard" – 3:50
13. "Dead Ends" – 3:50
14. "Sing Me 2 Sleep" – 3:12
15. "Systemic Heart" – 0:30