The Miles Gallan Iceberg

 

The Miles Gallan Iceberg

(a giant, layer-by-layer compendium of everything publicly verifiable about the artist and project “Miles Gallan”)

Surface — what a casual listener notices

  • Where to start listening. There’s a live Apple Music artist page listing the albums Night School (2024) and Pangea (Deluxe Edition) (2024); recent EPs/singles include To Become – EP (June 27, 2025), Creamsicle – EP (2025), Balloon Games – EP (2025), The Sunshine Theory (2025), Sunshine Sightings (2025), Mogo Drop (2024), and “Wound (Extended Remix) (As Heard on Night SCHOOL: the Way Home)” (2024). Apple Music - Web Player

  • Core channels.
    • YouTube: MilesGallan channel with an “About” section that publicly shows a small subscriber base (counts can change). YouTube
    • SoundCloud: official profile with the To Become – EP upload and public track notes (posted July 3, 2025) and a repost of “Inhale, Remember (feat. Miles Gallan)” (posted Aug 3, 2025).
    • Spotify: auto-generated artist presence listing Night School, Pangea (Deluxe Edition), To Become, and PLANETS IN THE WIND under albums/singles. Spotify

  • Official link hub. A Linktree labeled “ALL MILES GALLAN MUSIC LINKS CREATED AND RAN BY MILES GALLAN HIMSELF” ties out to the official website (Gumroad), SoundCloud, YouTube, and one-click “BandLink” pages for flagship releases. Linktree

Just below the surface — the flagship projects & what they contain

  • Night School (Album, 2024). A key longform release; Linktree includes BandLink routes for Night School and an expanded companion “Night school: the Way Home” (suggesting a follow-up cut/sequence). Linktree

  • Pangea (Deluxe Edition) (Album, 2024). Appears alongside Night School on Apple Music’s album row. Apple Music - Web Player

  • To Become – EP (June 27, 2025). Apple’s listing shows 4 tracks, including “Source of Pride (feat. Sng Brayden),” “Frogs Versus Toads,” “Sweet Tea and Coffee,” and “Real Man (feat. Tipman).” These same titles appear on the SoundCloud post for the EP. Apple Music - Web Player

  • Creamsicle – EP (2025). Apple highlights “Park Bench,” “Paris Prayers,” “Vatz,” and “Beluga.” On the official site, CREAMSICLE is positioned as a pay-what-you-want/free album download to build direct email relationships. Apple Music - Web PlayerGumroad

  • Balloon Games – EP (2025) and the singles “The Sunshine Theory”/“Sunshine Sightings.” Apple lists these in the Singles & EPs section for 2025. Apple Music - Web Player

  • Standalone/earlier tracks surfaced via Linktree. Items like “Clinic,” “Crystal Clear,” “Shaka Laka,” “Mr Mixer Mover (re-release),” “Moneyball,” “Impact,” and “Dumbfounded” are routed through the artist’s Linktree using FreshTunes and BandLink landing pages (distribution/aggregator links). Linktree

Mid-waters — notable collabs, features, & “appears on”

  • Angie Kuske — “Inhale, Remember (feat. Miles Gallan).”
    • Available as an Angie Kuske single on Apple Music.
    • There’s also a YouTube upload of the track under Kuske’s channel.

  • Label/collective touchpoint: Deepstar Records (YouTube). A Deepstar Records uploads list shows “Neon – Miles Gallan” and a “Miles Gallan | This Mortal Thread” release among label content, indicating at least past collaboration/association. (These are historical uploads on the label’s channel.) X (formerly Twitter)YouTube

  • Third-party collabs listed on Apple Music. The Apple “Appears On/Collaborations” row shows “Wealth (feat. Dj Drew & Miles Gallan) [House Version]” and “Keeping it Real (feat. Miles Gallan & Betolocstah) [text Remix].” Apple Music - Web Player

The thermocline — release timeline & rollout breadcrumbs (2024–2025)

  • 2024:
    • Albums: Night School; Pangea (Deluxe Edition). Apple Music - Web Player
    • Singles/related: “Wound (Extended Remix) (As Heard on Night SCHOOL: the Way Home).” Apple Music - Web Player
    • X (Twitter) activity: end-of-year post announcing a new single “Callout” “Out now!” (Dec 30, 2024).

  • 2025:
    • EPs/Singles: To Become – EP (June 27); Creamsicle – EP, Balloon Games – EP, “The Sunshine Theory,” “Sunshine Sightings.” Apple Music - Web Player
    • SoundCloud posts: To Become – EP (July 3) and a repost of “Inhale, Remember (feat. Miles Gallan)” (Aug 3), showing cross-platform sync and collab promotion.

Deep cuts — songs & details listeners point to

  • To Become – EP highlights. The four titles Apple surfaces — “Source of Pride (feat. Sng Brayden), Frogs Versus Toads, Sweet Tea and Coffee, Real Man (feat. Tipman)” — map to the EP’s four-track format displayed there. Apple Music - Web Player

  • Creamsicle – EP palette. Apple’s “Top Songs” carousel pulls “Park Bench,” “Paris Prayers,” “Vatz,” “Beluga” from this set — handy entry points for the EP’s mood. Apple Music - Web Player

  • Visual motifs across covers. The Apple tiles surface repeated bright, graphic imagery (balloons, vivid orange/citrus, shoreline/tube-wave shots) across releases — a consistent, eye-catching palette in the feed.

The abyss — infrastructure, distribution & fan-facing touchpoints

  • Master link hubs (plural).

    1. @milesgallan Linktree — categories for mixtape, music, community pages, streaming platforms, socials, blogs, and merch, acting as a public sitemap. Linktree

    2. Miles Gallan Music Linktree — a second, release-centric hub explicitly stating the links are “created and ran by Miles Gallan himself,” and listing BandLink/FreshTunes link-outs for major releases. Linktree

    3. Music-by-Miles Gallan Linktree — a discovery hub fanning out to Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, SoundCloud, Reddit, Bandcamp, Myspace, Tumblr, BandLab, Audiomack, Internet Archive, Newgrounds, HearThis, and MostRated. Linktree

  • Official website (direct artist support). Hosted on Gumroad, with an email subscribe widget and a pay-what-you-want/free download of CREAMSICLE, plus menu placeholders for videos/photos/merch. This positions Gallan with direct-to-fan distribution alongside streaming. Gumroad

  • Aggregator footprints. Many Linktree destinations use FreshTunes “links.freshtunes.com” and BandLink landing pages for Night School and Night school: the Way Home, indicating a DIY distribution/landing-page stack. Linktree

The trench — external proof-of-work & “seen in the wild”

  • Angie Kuske single credit. Verified by both Apple Music (as a feature credit) and YouTube (song upload on Kuske’s channel). If you only check one non-Gallan page to confirm features, this is it.

  • Label-adjacent uploads. Deepstar Records’ YouTube history contains “Neon — Miles Gallan” and “This Mortal Thread,” implying earlier catalog associations or collaborations documented outside Gallan-run profiles. X (formerly Twitter)YouTube

The hadal zone — meta, strategy & patterns fans notice

  • Multi-linktree strategy. Running multiple Linktrees (personal handle, “Miles Gallan Music,” and “Music By Miles Gallan”) makes it easier to segment traffic: one for social/nav, one for release landing pages, and one for wider network discovery. This structure is unusual for small artists but very effective for routing fans. Linktree+2Linktree+2

  • Cross-platform mirroring. The SoundCloud EP posts mirror Apple/Spotify entries and then get amplified via X with “out now” calls-to-action; this is a classic DIY release ladder (upload → link hub → socials). Apple Music - Web Player

  • Direct-to-fan funnel. The Gumroad site (subscribe + free/pay-what-you-want download) is the owned-audience anchor that complements the aggregator pages — the hallmark of artists building without a major-label backbone. Gumroad

Quick navigator — if you only have 10 minutes

  • Spin one full-length: Night School (2024). Apple Music - Web Player

  • Try both 2025 EPs for contrast: To Become (feature-heavy, 4 tracks) and Creamsicle (color-rich, 4 tracks). Apple Music - Web Player

  • Check a verified collab: Angie Kuske — “Inhale, Remember (feat. Miles Gallan).”

  • Follow the official hubs: Linktrees (for routes) + Gumroad (for direct downloads/updates). Linktree+2Linktree+2Gumroad

Source map (selected)

  • Apple Music (albums/EPs/singles, dates, “Appears On”). Apple Music - Web Player

  • YouTube (artist channel stats page; counts fluctuate). YouTube

  • SoundCloud (EP upload & repost dates/titles).

  • Spotify (auto-generated discography snapshot). Spotify

  • Angie Kuske (Apple single; YouTube upload).

  • Deepstar Records (older label-channel uploads naming Miles Gallan). X (formerly Twitter)YouTube

  • Linktrees (official hubs, BandLink/FreshTunes routes). Linktree+2Linktree+2

  • Gumroad (official site with free CREAMSICLE download + subscribe). Gumroad

  • X/Twitter (release announcement example: “Callout” out now, Dec 30, 2024).


 


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