Released June 13, 2006 | Length 37:24 Release date 13 June 2006 | |
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Nominations GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist Similar Owen Pallett albums, Indie rock albums | ||
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He Poos Clouds is the second album by the Canadian indie rock artist Owen Pallett, released on June 13, 2006, on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally.
Contents
The songs on the album (excluding the fifth and tenth tracks) are loosely connected to the eight schools of magic in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and the title track's lyrics ostensibly refer to the Nintendo video game series The Legend of Zelda, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia. Pallett has also said that the album is a reflection on how atheists confront death.
The track "This Lamb Sells Condos" refers to the Toronto real estate developer Brad J. Lamb, who had previously used the song's title phrase as an advertising slogan. In the song, Pallett imagines an argument between the developer and his wife that alludes heavily to various fashion designers.
The album cover art is by Robin Fry.
The album was named the winner of the 2006 Polaris Music Prize on September 18, 2006.
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Track listing
Eight songs are directly related to the eight schools of magic in Dungeons & Dragons: the school of magic correlating to the song is in parentheses.
- "The Arctic Circle" – 4:24 (Abjuration)
- "He Poos Clouds" – 3:31 (Illusion)
- "This Lamb Sells Condos" – 4:39 (Conjuration)
- "If I Were a Carp" – 4:03 (Necromancy)
- "→" – 0:57
- "I'm Afraid of Japan" – 3:56 (Enchantment)
- "Song Song Song" – 4:31 (Evocation)
- "Many Lives → 49 MP" – 2:56 (Divination)
- "Do You Love?" – 3:03 (Transmutation)
- "The Pooka Sings" – 5:25
Songs
1The Arctic Circle4:24
2He Poos Clouds3:32
3This Lamb Sells Condos4:40