New Release Tuesday: Owen Pallett
Don't forget: Vampire Weekend's Contra is out today, and we'll be celebrating with a listening party (and a lot of goodie giveaways) at the Scoot Inn starting at 8 pm. See you there!
Owen Pallett Heartland (Domino)
Heartland is a sort of concept album, focusing on a relationship in the fictional land of Spectrum. Pallett utilized the Czech Philharmonic in Prague and traveled to Reykjavik to use Valeifgr Siggurdson’s Greenhouse studio, (Bjork’s Medulla & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s The Letting Go). Collaborating on Heartland are drummer Jeremy Gara (of Arcade Fire) and mixer Rusty Santos, who previously worked on Panda Bear's Person Pitch. Pallett says, "The album is about the beginning, middle and end of a relationship. But it’s sung from the point of view of the object of my affection.” Musically, expect the same from Pallett as you've gotten before, but with more flourish and pop-orchestral flair.
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