Skelliconnection

{{Infobox album

| name = Skelliconnection

| type = Album

| artist = Chad VanGaalen

| cover = Chad_vangaalen_skelliconnection.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 22, 2006

| recorded = 2002–2006

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 39:06

| label = Flemish Eye
Sub Pop

| producer = Chad VanGaalen

| prev_title = Infiniheart

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Soft Airplane

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r847522|pure_url=yes}}

| rev2 = Dusted Magazine

| rev2Score = (favorable){{Cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3104|title=Dusted Reviews: Chad VanGaalen - Skelliconnection}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38035/Chad_VanGaalen_Skelliconnection|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828183730/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38035/Chad_VanGaalen_Skelliconnection|archive-date=2008-08-28|title=Chad VanGaalen: Skelliconnection}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Skelliconnection is the second album by Canadian musician Chad VanGaalen. It was released on August 22, 2006 on Flemish Eye (Canadian distribution) and Sub Pop (U.S. distribution). In addition to writing and recording the album, VanGaalen performed almost all of the instruments and drew the album artwork.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r847522|pure_url=yes}} |title=Skelliconnection |last=Brown |first=Marisa |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-01-23}} Like VanGaalen's debut album, Infiniheart (2004), Skelliconnection comprises material from hundreds of homemade recordings.{{cite news |url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3104 |title=Dusted Reviews — Chad VanGaalen |last=Kelly |first=Jennifer |work=Dusted Magazine |date=2006-09-03 |accessdate=2007-01-23}}

On July 10, 2007, Skelliconnection was announced as a finalist for the Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as The Dears, Julie Doiron, and Miracle Fortress.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/arcade-fire-feist-on-polaris-short-list-1.636638?ref=rss|title=Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list |access-date=July 10, 2007 | work=CBC News | date=July 10, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html|title=Feist, Fire get Polaris noms|accessdate=July 11, 2007 |url-status=usurped|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html |archivedate = June 23, 2007}}{{cite news|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221221217/http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 21, 2008|title=Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees|last=Love|first=Noah|date=2007-07-10|publisher=Chart|accessdate=2008-11-20}} The winner, announced on September 24, 2007, was Close to Paradise by Patrick Watson. Many fans believe that the lyrics in the track "Red Hot Drops" are pertaining to intravenous drug use. The song "Gubbbish" was used on the hit television show The O.C.