Product description
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NEW Combo BLUWAVS CD and FLAC FILE
About the Artist
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In the state of Minnesota lies a small town called Owatonna with
roughly twentytwo thousand inhabitants. Within that city is a
quiet road with a modest house. In that house there's an unkempt
basement with no windows. Within those confines you'll find Adam
Young of Owl City hard at work on his electronic and melodically
infectious music of simple and singular beauty. Inside this
"cave," as Adam likes to describe it, he has be to quickly win
over a large audience thirsty for something genuine, something
sublime. Being an only child in a small town, and having no
musicians in his immediate family, Adam is hard pressed to say
how it all started. Explaining that he always had a "push" to be
creative, Adam picked up his first guitar in junior high school.
Growing up in a "sheltered bubble" and being one of the more shy
kids around the neighborhood, Adam seemed compelled to lend his
time and creative ideas to music. "I've always been the shy guy,
I don't see that changing, but I definitely feel a lot more
comfortable than I anticipated. I can hide behind the music."
While his music continues to win followers all over the world,
Adam does indeed hide behind his music, not going by his real
name (See: Badly Drawn Boy and Dashboard Confessional); but going
by the moniker Owl City. Adam was searching more for a mood when
coming up with a title for his sound, rather than something
easily identifiable. He goes on to explain that most of the
artists that catch his eye have something unique about their
name, something that lingers. So one has to ask: how did this Owl
City phenomenon begin? How does a young artist writing songs
underneath his garage, acoustic foam and books everywhere, reach
an audience of millions? "I'm still trying to figure it out,"
Adam laughs. "Back in June of 2007 it kind of started on a whim.
My parents were away for the weekend, and wanting to be loud and
make some noise and whatever, I began writing versions of what
became my first, self released digital EP - Of June. I put it up
on MySpace the following month and didn't tell anyone." Word of
mouth began to spread for Adam's music, with demands coming from
various parts of the country for an album. Maybe I'm Dreaming,
released digitally in March of 2008, was Owl City's full-length
debut. The album has garnered great critical praise and is a
clear representation of Owl City's progression as an artist. Adam
has become a phenomenon on MySpace with more than 7 million
profile views and 40 million plays, which is outstanding in such
a short span of time. It's clear that Owl City is making a
colossal impact on the music scene. As listeners on MySpace climb
into the tens of millions, Owl City gets set to release his
latest creation, Ocean Eyes. Loaded with amazing loops, catchy
pickups, and lyrics that soothe the mind and touch the heart,
Adam Young has once again created a lush listening experience.
Owl City's trademark desire to escape in dreams, oceans and sky
abound on this, his first official CD, in songs such as "Cave In"
and "Umbrella Beach." Adam also continues to display a terrific
wit uncommon in most electronic based music in such songs as the
clap infused, bouncy "Dental Care" (a humorous metaphor on
smiling) and "Fireflies." Given the official compact disc
, previously released fan favorite "Hello Seattle" gives
the great Northwest its' due with an ode to highlands, parking
lots, Puget Sound and albatross. With glorious vocal harmonies
("The Saltwater Room") and touching odes to love lost ("Vanilla
Twilight") Adam has dug more deeply on Ocean Eyes lyrically and
musically than ever.