A Swedish Love Story EP

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.

A Swedish Love Story
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 28th, 2010
GenreBaroque pop
Length16:53
LabelDomino
ProducerRusty Santos, Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett chronology
Heartland
(2010)
A Swedish Love Story
(2010)
Export [Demo EP]
(2010)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic78/100 [1]
Review scores
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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

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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

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Artwork

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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

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  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.