A Swedish Love Story EP

A Swedish Love Story
EP by Owen Pallett
Released September 28th, 2010
Genre Baroque pop
Length 16:53
Label Domino
Producer Rusty Santos, Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett chronology
Heartland
(2010)
A Swedish Love Story
(2010)
Export [Demo EP]
(2010)

A Swedish Love Story is an EP released by Canadian musician Owen Pallett. Following Heartland, this is Pallett's second release under his own name rather than his previous stage name, Final Fantasy.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media7.4/10 link
PopMatters8/10 link
Drowned In Sound8/10 link

The EP was received favorably, generally scoring slightly below its predecessor, Heartland. Pitchfork scored the release at 7.4 out of 10.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "A Man with No Ankles"   4:20
2. "Scandal at the Parkade"   3:18
3. "Honour the Dead, or Else"   4:51
4. "Don't Stop"   4:24
Total length:
16:53

Personnel

  • Produced by Rusty Santos and Owen Pallett
  • Mixed by Rusty Santos
  • Engineering assistance from Brian Thorn at The Magic Shop
  • Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
  • Published by Open Wallett
  • Design by Colin Bergh

  • Owen Pallett - violin, synths, keyboards, vocals
  • Thomas Gill - guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily - drums, electric bass, percussion\
  • Rob Moose - violin
  • Nadia Sirota - viola
  • Clarice Jensen - cello

Artwork

The packaging for the release displays four altered pieces of artwork, credited as follows:

Carolus Linnaeus in Laponian costume by Hendrik Hollander, 1853
Linnaea Borealis by Lindman, 1901

References

  1. Critic Reviews for A Swedish Love Story. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. Cohen, Ian (2010-10-07). "Owen Pallett: A Swedish Love Story EP | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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