Heartland

Final Fantasy, Owen Pallett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Domino
• ASIN: B002XLBC2O
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,289 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Midnight Directives

2. Keep The Dog Quiet

3. Mount Alpentine

4. Red Sun No. 5

5. Lewis Takes Action

6. The Great Elsewhere

7. Oh Heartland, Up Yours!

8. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

9. Flare Gun

10. E Is For Estranged

11. Tryst With Mephistopheles

12. What Do You Think Will Happen Now?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He pooed clouds and this is what came out..., March 4, 2010

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Cliff Holt (Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartland (Audio CD)

I wasn't very familiar with Owen Pallet / Final Fantasy before buying this. It was more of an impulse buy based on glowing reviews I read leading up to its release.

It clearly is the record to beat this year - nearly two months after its release and I still stand firm on that assumption.

My favorites are the first two tracks here. He is very grounded in classical structures. His compositions are full of impeccable tonal resolutions and his voice somehow recalls Christopher Cross.

With that said - go make your own assumptions.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Imagine There Will be a Better Album This Year, February 7, 2010

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Andy Alabama (Birmingham, Al United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heartland (Audio CD)

Truly a special album. I am a bit skeptical of some of the newer indie rock--not a huge fan of Grizzly Bear, et al. I was won over by Other Music's "free download" off this record. Since then, I bought the CD and I have listened to little else. Standout tracks are "Lewis Takes Action" and "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt." A couple of clips of him playing these two tracks live (available on You Tube) demonstrate that this guy is amazing. If I had to pick an analogue, it's a bit similar to (his sometimes collaborators) Arcade Fire. Simply incredible, beautiful, lush, accomplished music. Pretty amazing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Like nothing I've heard lately..., June 1, 2010

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Taggie (Bay Area California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Heartland (Audio CD)

I heard bits of this album on NPR of all places and was intrigued enough to pick it up. It came in the mail and I couldn't get it out of my CD player for a week and even now after many listenings it is still in heavy rotation. Someone asked me about it and I said it sounded a little bit like Eleanor Rigby crossed with Brian Wilson circa Pet Sounds, Mad Scientist in the Studio Todd Rundgren, Sufjan Stevens and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. It is melodic but not straightforward, with angular soundscapes layered with gorgeous, shimmering multi-track vocals, quirky rhythms and surprising arrangements. My favorite album I've heard this year so far...