New Final Fantasy - "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt"

Owen Pallett bravely battles the rain in this epic performance of a new Final Fantasy track, "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt." It'll ostensibly appear on the endlessly delayed (and desired) Heartland. With rain pounding the stage and concerned stage hands... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY - "LEWIS TAKES OFF HIS SHIRT"»

Posted on July 29, 2009 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Bradford Cox | Final Fantasy

Progress Report: Final Fantasy

NAME: Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) PROGRESS REPORT: Finishing work on Heartland, his followup to He Poos Clouds. Owen Pallett describes the way he works as "fastidious." "I'm a Virgo, if you're into that sort of thing," he explains. The "way... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: FINAL FANTASY»

Posted on May 27, 2009 in Progress Report (14 comments)
Tags: Final Fantasy

Grizzly Bear/Final Fantasy With The Brooklyn Philharmonic @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/28/09

Well, that was wonderful. On Saturday night at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Final Fantasy and Grizzly Bear experimented with full sets of material accompanied by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The results were masterful, obvs. Final Fantasy's material is inherently symphonic,... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR/FINAL FANTASY WITH THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC @ BAM, BROOKLYN 2/28/09»

New Pet Shop Boys - "Love Etc."

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe teamed up with UK production team Xenomania for their forthcoming tenth studio album, Yes, which includes guest spots from Johnny Marr and string arrangements via Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy (aka whoa). But all we've... CONTINUE READING NEW PET SHOP BOYS - "LOVE ETC."»

Posted on February 9, 2009 (11 comments)
Tags: Final Fantasy | Kings Of Convenience | Pet Shop Boys | Popo | Xenomania

New Final Fantasy Video - "Horsetail Feathers"

Last fall after a period of post-Poos silence, Owen Pallett released a pair of excellent EPs, and in their wake, a pair of interesting videos. Unlike "Blue Imelda" and "The Butcher," Owen actually turns up in Pays To Please's "Horsetail... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY VIDEO - "HORSETAIL FEATHERS"»

Posted on January 30, 2009 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Dillinger Escape Plan | Final Fantasy | Throw Me The Statue

Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

New Final Fantasy Video - "Blue Imelda"

At the end of the summer we premiered "The Butcher," from Spectrum, 14th Century, the first of Final Fantasy's two new EPs. (Later, it earned itself a joyfully bloody Jesi The Elder-directed video.) To recap: The five-track EP is a... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY VIDEO - "BLUE IMELDA"»

Posted on November 14, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy And Grizzly Bear Announce Brooklyn Philharmonic Show

The Björk fans will perform on Saturday, February 28 at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House, with Grizzly's set arranged by Nico Muhly. It's part of the Philharmonic's BP Presents series and tickets go on sale 10/20 at 10 AM at... CONTINUE READING FINAL FANTASY AND GRIZZLY BEAR ANNOUNCE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SHOW»

Posted on October 14, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | Nico Muhly

New Final Fantasy Video - "The Butcher"

At the end of August we premiered "The Butcher," a lilting, chirping track from Spectrum, 14th Century, the first of Final Fantasy's two forthcoming EPs. For the five-track collection, Owen Pallett collaborated with Beirut outdoors in Quebec on so-called "fake... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY VIDEO - "THE BUTCHER"»

Posted on October 1, 2008 in MP3, Video (11 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Final Fantasy

New Final Fantasy - "The Butcher" & "Ultimatum" (Stereogum Premiere)

Unpredictable violinist and videogame fan Owen Pallett, aka sage advice giver, aka Final Fantasy, has cobbled together a pair of excellent post-He Poos Clouds EPs due for release this fall. The first to arrive is the five-song Spectrum, 14th Century,... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY - "THE BUTCHER" & "ULTIMATUM" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Canadian Indie Rockers Tell You How To Live Your Life

Not generally. Generally they just shape our lives by being arty and so great to listen to while wearing our tight jeans and other stereotypical things of that nature. I mean very specifically, there are some Canadian indie rockers who... CONTINUE READING CANADIAN INDIE ROCKERS TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE»

Posted on July 2, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Carl Newman | Final Fantasy | Sara Quin | Tegan And Sara

ENJOYED: The Reviews Are In!

It's entirely possible you don't check Stereogum as often as we do, so drag your mouse to this link and click to download our tribute to Björk's Post. It's essentially a list of our favorite bands right now -- Liars,... CONTINUE READING ENJOYED: THE REVIEWS ARE IN!»

Stereogum Presents... Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's Post

Stereogum's complete 12-track Enjoyed comp is live and ready to be downloaded (for free). Yep, 12. Because No Age cooked up an excellent alternate take on "It's Oh So Quiet," which we wanted to keep a surprise until ... now.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... ENJOYED: A TRIBUTE TO BJöRK'S POST»

New Hello, Blue Roses - "Shadow Falls"

Dan Bejar makes a move, we're gonna write about it. Hence the love for his project with Heartbreak Scene covering obscure Canadian songwriter Mark Szabo, or cam-phone grade YouTube of solid new tunes. Hello, Blue Roses is something more substantial... CONTINUE READING NEW HELLO, BLUE ROSES - "SHADOW FALLS"»

Posted on November 7, 2007 in MP3, Video (4 comments)
Tags: Cadence Weapon | Destroyer | Final Fantasy | Hello Blue Roses

New Final Fantasy (Feat. Zach Condon) - "Hey Dad"

Owen Pallett's back with some post-He Poos Clouds Final Fantasy as a part of Tomlab's Alphabet Single series. The two tracks on X, recorded in Montreal with Zach Condon, predate the tunes on the full-length. If you remember, Pallett sings... CONTINUE READING NEW FINAL FANTASY (FEAT. ZACH CONDON) - "HEY DAD"»

Posted on October 22, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Final Fantasy

The Beirut Fire Fantasy Perform "Gulag Orkestar" @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 5/6/07

Those lucky enough to choose the first date of Zach Condon's sold-out three-night run at Bowery Ballroom Sunday evening got an eye full of horns and more for an encore. After a night opened by Final Fantasy, Beirut fended off... CONTINUE READING THE BEIRUT FIRE FANTASY PERFORM "GULAG ORKESTAR" @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 5/6/07»

Posted on May 8, 2007 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Beirut | Ben Gibbard | Final Fantasy | Japanese Motors

New Montag (Ft. Final Fantasy) - "Softness I Forgot Your Name"

"Best Boy Electric" (MP3 here was a fair example of most of Going Places' swing; songs duck in and out of propulsive, electro-lacquered sheen. But Montag's got the most impressive roster of indie rock assists this side of Dntel, so... CONTINUE READING NEW MONTAG (FT. FINAL FANTASY) - "SOFTNESS I FORGOT YOUR NAME"»

Posted on April 27, 2007 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: Final Fantasy | Montag

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/Bob Mould/Final Fantasy @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC 12/31/06

Happy New Year, y'all! Glad to see you guys made it into 2007, like us, at our computers and in need of war-story swapping and diversion from post-holiday pain. And like us you probably only exacerbated that pain with a... CONTINUE READING CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH/BOB MOULD/FINAL FANTASY @ HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM, NYC 12/31/06»

Posted on January 2, 2007 in Concert (5 comments)
Tags: Bob Mould | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Final Fantasy

Clap Your Hands Say Final Fantasy

As if you needed another reason to break your ban on all things above 14th St this New Year's Eve, the Clap Your Hands party at Hammerstein just got a little sweeter: The Clap kids will receive opening support from... CONTINUE READING CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY FINAL FANTASY»

Posted on December 26, 2006 (13 comments)
Tags: Bob Mould | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Final Fantasy

Of Montreal & Grizzly Bear Do NYC

An interesting double bill for adventurous show hoppers last night: Of Montreal brought their song-and-dance to Irving Plaza while, on the other side of 14th Street (and way on the other side of the sonic spectrum), Grizzly Bear brought their... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL & GRIZZLY BEAR DO NYC»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (11 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | of Montreal

Fergie Does Axl, Final Fantasy Does Mariah

Every Friday (not true) Stereogum brings you two of the strangest concert clips on the web. Today via reader Magnus, you can watch Fergie from BEP doing her best Axl Rose (TMZ Video). Pretty pathetic, but then again, who hasn't... CONTINUE READING FERGIE DOES AXL, FINAL FANTASY DOES MARIAH»

Posted on May 12, 2006 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Fergie | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | Guns N' Roses