Owen Pallett takes a lover

Me, I’m his lover I think. He has a gift — making his fans feel so cherished and swathed with love, little bairns we are when Pallett plays. Have you seen the time he played in Guelph and refused to exit the stage as a storm descended and stage managers gave him stink eye? Or his cover of Mariah Carey’s Fantasy? It’s below, and watching it can only help you learn more about yourself and grow as a person. Trust. Anyway. Owen Pallett‘s latest single, “lewis takes action,” is free on iTunes, but it is also available here for a quick mp3 download. But just buy the whole album, k?

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