Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Owen Pallett's second album as Final Fantasy divided listeners, not because of its content - a song cycle about Dungeons & Dragons for string quartets - but with its title. There were those who insisted that grown-ups should be neither making... more info

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Stereogum — In this week's 'Gum Drop we offered "Alone At The Pier," the Rose Melberg-intoned standout from Gigi's Maintenant (Tomlab, 2/10), a 50's and '60s pop smorgesboard concocted by No Kids' Nick Krgovich and producer Colin Stewart and featuring Owen Pa... more info

Stereogum — Owen Pallett recently dropped his Final Fantasy moniker, yes, and it makes sense beyond the copyright infringement stuff: If you created an album as beautifully, ambitiously satisfying as Heartland (out now on Domino) you'd want to take credit for it... more info

The Playlist — Musician Owen Pallett has revealed that he is currently composing the score tp John Cameron Mitchell's upcoming drama "Rabbit Hole" but will have to leave his work potentially incomplete and in the hands of producers."I think I'm actually not going t... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Late last month, on the cusp of releasing Heartland (out in North America today), Owen Pallett announced that he would no longer be using the name Final Fantasy to release music.  He made an official statemnt citing: “I began playing solo violin... more info

XLR8R — Owen Pallett, the indie-pop musician formerly known as Final Fantasy, pays a visit to XLR8R’s Inbox this week. The talented Canadian seeks alternative poutines, feels groovy, plays crowd-pleasing renditions of Gershwin, kisses ass, and skips b... more info