Owen Pallett - Heartland
Heartland is the first album Owen Pallett has released under his own name (he was previously Final Fantasy, until Squaresoft put the kibosh on that) has a reputation for his sonically complex live performances with just his violin, a loop pedal, and a really good singing voice. Think Andrew Bird without the whistling and a huge flare for dramatics. Anyways, Heartland sounds and plays like a mini-rock opera except really good. Utilizing the Czech Symphony Orchestra, as everyone seems to do these days, Pallett has outdone himself, composing wildly orchestrated songs that are engaging to listen to, but a little to over-the-top sometimes. Those moments are easy to roll your eyes at and move on, because when Heartland nails it, it is a thing of beauty.
Side note: I cannot wait to see Owen Pallett open up for the National in October! A post-show blog will follow.
Grade: B+
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