A Swedish Love Story EP

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A Swedish Love Story
A Swedish Love Story.jpg
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Genre Baroque pop
Length16:53
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 their own name rather than their previous stage name, Final Fantasy.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.4/10 link
PopMatters 8/10 link
Drowned In Sound 8/10 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.TitleLength
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

Artwork

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

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