Heartland is unique, offbeat. It sounds every bit like the soundtrack to a musical. Only, there is no musical. What you do get are pop songs in a concept album: a dense mélange of strings, electronics, woodwinds, bass and brass, with Pallett singing pertly overtop. Wonderful, aesthetic, story-like… faintly precious.
Remind us of: Harry Nilsson | Danny Elfman | Joanna Newsom
Owen Pallett: (Official Site | MySpace)