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Owen Pallett Is A Home-Recording Wizard

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World Cafe

Owen Pallett Is A Home-Recording Wizard

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In this session, what you're going to hear are solo performances — just Pallett, using effects and looping to create layers of sound.

Owen Pallett On World Cafe

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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)
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Music Lists

NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)

A selection of 25 deep, joyful, rewarding albums from every genre, out of every corner of the world, from the first six months months of 2014, picked by NPR Music.

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Owen Pallett: The Consummate Musician, In Conflict

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Music Interviews

Owen Pallett: The Consummate Musician, In Conflict

Last year, Owen Pallett played on Arcade Fire's Reflektor and picked up an Oscar nomination for his score for Her. The songwriter explains the tensions at work on his highly personal new solo album.

Owen Pallett: The Consummate Musician, In Conflict

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Owen Pallett, Live At Webster Hall

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Concerts

Owen Pallett, Live At Webster Hall

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Pallett employed his sad-angel voice, skillfully bowed violin and a loop pedal to build a set of dense, haunting chamber-pop layer by layer. Bookending this set of mostly new material are some golden oldies, including fan favorite "This Is the Dream of Win and Regine" and a cover of Mariah Carey's "Fantasy."

Listen Now: Owen Pallett In Concert From Webster Hall

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