Owen Pallett to tour Australia

Canadian maestro of shimmering pop delights, Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, Arcade Fire, Beirut) is returning to Australia in January 2011. Showcasing tracks from his highly acclaimed orchestral pop masterpiece Heartland, Owen Pallett will be treating fans to a series of intimate performances in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane with Sydney shows to be announced shortly.

Recorded over nine months, Heartland is based around the dark and brooding narrative of Lewis, an ultra-violent farmer and set in a fictitious landscape known as Spectrum. The dark narrative juxtaposed with Pallett’s ethereal timbre collides and melds with a soundtrack of undeniably uplifting, pure orchestral pop sensibility.

Utilising instruments, loops and skilfully layering his lush soundscapes, Owen Pallett transforms into a two man Orchestra with Thomas Gill joining him on stage to turn his densely polyphonic pop treasures into an intensely compelling live show.

Don’t miss Owen Pallett perform his pop masterpieces at the Thornbury Theatre on Saturday 15 January and The Toff In Town on Sunday 16 January in Melbourne, followed by the Fly By Night in Perth on Saturday 22 January and a very special final show at the studio at Old Museum in Brisbane on Tuesday 25 January. Tickets to all shows will be on sale Thursday 7th October and due to the intimate nature of performances, tickets will be limited. Circle the date in your diary, set your alarm, whatever you do, don’t miss out on your chance to see Owen Pallett live!

As well as being a multi talented artist in his own right, Owen has worked with a veritable who’s who of artists; writing the string and orchestral arrangements for Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible, Grizzly Bear’s Yellow House, Beirut’s The Flying Club Cup and The Last Shadow Puppets’ The Age of the Understatement . Owen has also written orchestral parts for Pet Shop Boys’ Yes, played violin on Mika’s The Boy Who Knew Too Much and contributed string arrangements to the Mountain Goats album, The Life of the World to Come.

Tickets on sale Thursday October 7

MELBOURNE
Saturday 15 January
Thornbury Theatre
Tickets available via: www.handsometours.com, www.thethornburytheatre.com, Polyester (City and Fitzroy), Eight Miles High (895 High St, Thornbury) and Basement Discs

MELBOURNE
Sunday 16 January
The Toff in Town
Tickets available via: www.handsometours.com, Moshtix 1300 GET TIX (438 849), www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix outlets including Polyester (City & Fitzroy).

PERTH
Saturday 22 January
Fly By Night
Tickets available via: www.handsometours.com, www.flybynight.org or phone (08) 9430 5976

BRISBANE
Tuesday 25 January
Old Museum (Studio)
Tickets available via: www.handsometours.com, www.oztix.com.au and all OzTix outlets