Guardian Music — Ally Carnwath talks horses and heterosexual farmers with the Arcade Fire string arranger turned solo starClassically trained Owen Pallett has arranged strings for some of the noughties' most acclaimed albums including Arcade Fire's Funeral. He has al... more info

Undercover, Australia — Owen Pallett has changed his performing name Final Fantasy to … Owen Pallett. more info

Rollo & Grady — Clare Muldaur The Soft Pack – Fences (Phoenix Cover) Clare & The Reasons – That’s All (Genesis Cover) Final Fantasy – No Cars Go (Arcade Fire Cover) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Owen Pallett has announced that he will no longer be using the name Final Fantasy for his musical work. Owen Pallett's breathtaking new album Heartland will be available on Domino on Monday the 18th of January 2010. That makes TMF worry ... more info

Stereogum — Pallett chose "Final Fantasy" because playing solo "was reminiscent of the hours and hours I had spent as an adolescent playing those epic JRPGs," but "laws of trademark infringement exist for good reason," so he's reverting to his given name. Heartl... more info

NME — Last Shadow Puppets, Arcade Fire collaborator to use his own name from now on more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Owen Pallett has announced that he will no longer be using the name Final Fantasy for his musical work. Owen Pallett's new album 'Heartland' will be available on Domino on January 12, 2010. Owen has issued the following statement:"... more info

The Yellow Stereo — I haven’t kept up with Dinner with the Band since its initial first season as a web-only series in 2007, but now only a couple of years since, the show finds itself as a brand new IFC Original Series.  Combining two of my favorite things, cookin... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Final Fantasy is the moniker of a young genius named Owen Pallett. He is a singer/songwriter, composer, and a violinist. He hails from straight north of me in Canada. He is hailed as one of the more original musicians of modern rock, as well as the g... more info

411 Mania — Hear the new Final Fantasy single, the new Frightened Rabbit album, Fugazi live recordings, news on the the new Cat Power album, Steve Albini and the poor vs. the USPS, Neutral Milk Hotel videos and more. more info