Owen Pallett Covers Guided by Voices

Photo by Ryan Pfluger The A.V. Club's web series "Undercover" features bands covering classic songs, all of them selected from a list at the A.V. Club folks drew up. In the newest installment, Owen Pallett takes on the Guided by Voices power-pop anthem "Game of Pricks", turning it into a fragile, keening ballad, with Pallett's own violin loops standing in for the rhythm section. It's pretty! We also see Pallett talking about why he didn't like GBV's legendary booze-soaked live shows, which ...

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21:35 on June 8 2010

Owen Pallett Covers Guided by Voices

Pitchfork — Photo by Ryan Pfluger The A.V. Club's web series "Undercover" features bands covering classic songs, all of them selected from a list at the A.V. Club folks drew up. In... more info

Guided by Voices Owen Pallett

13:54 on June 8 2010

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LargeHeartedBoy — Owen Pallett covers Guided By Voices' "Game of Pricks" as part of the A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series. The Globe and Mail profiles author Jane Smiley. After a baker’... more info

Owen Pallett Guided by Voices