Owen Pallett's sophomore solo album under his own name, the gorgeous, meticulous In Conflict, was one of 2014's best. Today the Canadian musician and Arcade Fire collaborator released a video for one of the album's tracks, "The Sky Behind The Flag." Animated videos seem to be something of a thing this year, and this one was created by Eno Swinnen. Pallett said the song is about distance and closeness:
The song is about how great distance can exist between things that appear to be very close. Like two lovers, or two halves of a brain: the extrovert that is engaging with the world, and the introvert that is providing commentary.
Watch it below.
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In Conflict is out now on Domino. For more about Owen Pallett read our extensive Q&A with him.
