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owen pallett – lewis takes off his shirt

Owen Pallett, the artist previously known as Final Fantasy, recently released his first album “Heartland” under his new moniker, which is actually his original moniker before he had a moniker in the first place. Got all that? But really, what’s in a name anyway? Not a whole lot, as long as the music is creative, full of depth, and, of course, enjoyable to the ears. Luckily for Owen Pallett, he not only meets but surpasses all of these requirements. …read more and hear the song…

final fantasy – this lamb sells condos

in the next of a series of older songs that youve probably heard before, we will be featuring toronto native owen pallett, better known to the music world by his solo project name, final fantasy. i didnt really know much about final fantasy other than hearing a song hear or there but we saw him perform from a distance at this years pitchfork festival. hes got one of those great live shows where its just one guy on stage utilizing a few instruments and a loop pedal (a la andrew bird), but lemme tell ya those loop pedals are not easy to navigate. check out the video below of pallett performing during a big rainstorm despite the stage crew trying to get him to quit if you need any more proof that pallett is a heck of a performer. just wait til about 2:30 in when the violin kicks in. and then about :30 later when the rain really starts coming down. …read more and hear the song…