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Filled with bubbling electronics and G-rated club anthems, Ocean Eyes sets its sights on the MySpace generation, targeting the younger siblings of those who bought the Postal Service's Give Up six years earlier. This is computerized pop music, replete with programmed drum loops, digital symphonies, and all the amenities of modern recording software. Only Adam Young's vocals carry a hint of human presence, and his fanciful lyrics -- which turn even the most mundane content (see "Dental Care," a good ol' fashioned ode to oral hygiene) into whimsy -- serve to strengthen the album's escapist appeal. Such syrupy sweetness builds to a feverish pitch throughout the album's 12 tracks, peaking during the viral sensation "Hello Seattle" and the number one single "Fireflies." Ocean Eyes ultimately winds up too sugary for its own good, though, having focused on dessert without giving its listeners any sort of meaty, substantive entrée. A handful of ballads add some sense of variety to the album's pace, but Owl City is largely a vehicle for the one song Adam Young knows how to make.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Matthew Thiessen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL PETERSON, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matthew Thiessen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Owl City Catalog / Federal Distribution
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL PETERSON, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist - Breanne Duren, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist - Jolie Lindholm, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - MELISA MORGAN, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist - Breanne Duren, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Tofte, Guitar, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Owl City Catalog / Federal Distribution
Matthew Thiessen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL PETERSON, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL PETERSON, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Owl City, MainArtist - MELISA MORGAN, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matthew Thiessen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records
Adam Young, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Owl City Catalog / Federal Distribution
Adam Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GOODMANSON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Young, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Owl City, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Filled with bubbling electronics and G-rated club anthems, Ocean Eyes sets its sights on the MySpace generation, targeting the younger siblings of those who bought the Postal Service's Give Up six years earlier. This is computerized pop music, replete with programmed drum loops, digital symphonies, and all the amenities of modern recording software. Only Adam Young's vocals carry a hint of human presence, and his fanciful lyrics -- which turn even the most mundane content (see "Dental Care," a good ol' fashioned ode to oral hygiene) into whimsy -- serve to strengthen the album's escapist appeal. Such syrupy sweetness builds to a feverish pitch throughout the album's 12 tracks, peaking during the viral sensation "Hello Seattle" and the number one single "Fireflies." Ocean Eyes ultimately winds up too sugary for its own good, though, having focused on dessert without giving its listeners any sort of meaty, substantive entrée. A handful of ballads add some sense of variety to the album's pace, but Owl City is largely a vehicle for the one song Adam Young knows how to make.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:39
- Main artists: Owl City
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Electronic
© 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2009 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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