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Final Fantasy Changes Name to Owen Pallett

For Fear of Legal Trouble From Square/Enix

Dec 18, 2009

The release of Owen Pallett’s Domino debut Heartland is very soon (January 12th to be exact). In lieu of the classically-inclined one man band’s forthcoming album, Pallett’s decided to drop his video game-inspired stage name, Final Fantasy. From now on, Owen Pallett will be simply known as Owen Pallett. More

Dec 01, 2009

In 2010, Pallett will be touring again in support of his new panoramic long-player. Final Fantasy will do a west coast Canadian jaunt with the Toronto blues-folk group Timber Timbre as a special guest. This will be followed by a triumphant return to the Halifax Pop Explosion on February 10th. He’ll be playing a full spate of cuts for looped violin and voice, backed by the Nova Scotia Symphony. More

Final Fantasy Reveals Heartland’s Concept

Third LP is About a "farmer named Lewis...fictional world of Spectrum"

Sep 30, 2009

Violin master Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy) has been busy touring the world and being the de facto house arranger for indie groups such as Arcade Fire, Beirut and Pet Shop Boys. He’s finally getting around to releasing his long-gestating third LP, Heartland. The 45-minute LP flutters to our doorstep on January 12th through his new label, Domino. More

Final Fantasy Signs to Domino Records and Plots Tour

Violinist Owen Pallett to Release Heartland on New Label

Aug 11, 2009

Domino Records has signed Final Fantasy (aka Owen Pallett) and has broken word of the artist’s next album and massive touring schedule, stretching from August through December. More

Check Out Photos of Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two

Photos of Fucked Up, Beirut, Final Fantasy, Plants and Animals, Lindstrøm, Doom, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Yeasayer

Jul 19, 2009

The Pitchfork Music Festival continued yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day two action. Check out his photos of Fucked Up, Beirut, Final Fantasy, Plants and Animals, Lindstrøm, Doom, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Yeasayer. More