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Ocean Eyes

Owl City

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we know the tune, so we hold the key

Adam Young is back with his highly anticipated release "Ocean Eyes." With the release of what I consider one of Young's best song of all time: "Hot Air Balloon", the anticipation increased. I cared less for "Strawberry Avalanche" but was still excited about what was to come. We haven't been disappointed. Young's lyrics will satisfy the daydreams of fairy tale lovers everywhere as he channels his "inner-Eisley" with fantasy lyrics. But beyond the dancing fireflies and bold seahorses is realism (and I'm not talking about his trip to the dentist.) "Meteor Shower" is a beautiful song to Young's savior and love is featured here in less abstract terms. The music itself is excellent. We couldn't have asked for better bleeps, bloops, and synth beats that are catchy yet hazy and dreamy. But Young is branching out too. The influence of his tour with Relient k is more than evident in the pretty much synth free "The Bird and the Worm" and he even channels Matt Thiessen's vocal qualities on "Tidal Waves," but Young's songs have something that Rk will never have, and that's staying power and the irrefusable allure of indie. I was a little surprised to see the inclusion of some older tracks like "Hello Seattle", "On the Wing", and "The Saltwater Room", but they're good songs and I think they were made better for this release, but still not "better" enough to be rereleased. I tired of "Hello Seattle" a long time ago and am a bit dismayed that my iTunes library now contains 3 different versions of it. Overall, I think Young has hit a grand slam with poignant and pleasing lyrics, catchy and dreamy melodies, and a whole heaping of charisma that will keep him around for quite some time.

Adam has done it again!

Adam's lyrics reach into your soul, hand it a jump rope and feed it candy. All you can do is feel happy when you listen to his music. <3

Sorry

I usually don't give negative reviews, but aside from having good pop intuition, this just isn't good. How many people are going to give this 5 stars? Really? Owl City apes Ben Gibbard vocally with much less sentiment. The lyrics are juvenile and it seems overall hugely lame. This is like eating candy for breakfast. Try some Postal Service instead.

Biography

Born: Owatonna, MN

Genre: Electronic

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Owl City is the musical brainchild of Adam Young, who launched the project in 2007 while living at his parents' home in Owatonna, Minnesota. Troubled by insomnia, Young began spending his evenings in the household basement, where a computer and several instruments provided a diversion from his sleeping patterns. He eventually combined those diversions into a blend of electronica and emo-pop, using little more than his computer and various keyboards to record the material. Songs were uploaded to MySpace...
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