Owen Pallett surprise-releases new album Island

Island is almost entirely acoustic, and was recorded live at Abbey Road Studios with the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Pallett has also shared a video for the lead single "A Bloody Morning", which was directed during the pandemic by Vincent René-Lortie and Brittney Canda.

He says of the visual, "Honestly, at first I wasn’t sold on the concept. I worried that the video would end up pornographing the quarantine, and I declined."

Pallett adds that after seeing a cut of the video, he "was floored. I couldn’t believe how cathartic it was to see the video, how perfectly it fit the song, and how meaningful and necessary it was for me to see it when I did."

Tracklist:

1. ---> (i)
2. Transformer
3. Paragon Of Order
4. ---> (ii)
5. The Sound of The Engines
6. Perseverance Of The Saints
7. Polar Vortex
8. ---> (iii)
9. A Bloody Morning
10. Fire-Mare
11. Lewis Gets Fucked Into Space
12. ---> (iv)
13. In Darkness
14. Paragon Of Order (version)
15. Fire-Mare (version)