He Poos Clouds

Infobox Album
Name = He Poos Clouds
Type = studio
Artist = Final Fantasy


Released = June 13 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Indie
Length = 37:24
Label = Blocks Recording Club (Canada), Tomlab (elsewhere)
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fa6gtq2zcu45 link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17979-he-poos-clouds link]
* [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com Canuckistan Music] [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=32 review]

Last album = "Has a Good Home"
(2005)
This album = "He Poos Clouds"
(2006)
Next album =

"He Poos Clouds" is the second album by Canadian indie rock artist Final Fantasy, released June 13, 2006 on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally.

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 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. [ [http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2006/04/18/qa-with-owen-pallett-of-final-fantasy/ Q&A with Owen Pallett] at [http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/ You Ain't No Picasso] ]

The track "This Lamb Sells Condos" refers to 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 eponymous developer and his wife that alludes heavily to various fashion designers.

The album was named the winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize on September 18, 2006.

Track listing

#"The Arctic Circle" – 4:24
#"He Poos Clouds" – 3:31
#"This Lamb Sells Condos" – 4:39
#"If I Were a Carp" – 4:03
#"→" – 0:57
#"I'm Afraid of Japan" – 3:56
#"Song Song Song" – 4:31
#"Many Lives → 49 MP" – 2:56
#"Do You Love?" – 3:03
#"The Pooka Sings" – 5:25

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