Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=08..._query=owl+city
This is one of my personal favorites:
And another:
Full Version: Owl City
I've been listening to this band a lot lately. Owl City is mainly... well it's hard to say. It's synthetic techno with a guy singing softly over it. The songs can range from dance to ambient, to alternative. You just have to hear it. I really love this band, the sound is something else, and the lyrics are often awesome.
Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=08..._query=owl+city
This is one of my personal favorites:
And another:
Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=08..._query=owl+city
This is one of my personal favorites:
And another:
I can see what you mean by too similar.
Yeah his songs always get me uplifted whenever I'm sad. :3 Saltwater Room is my favorite too.
Yeah his songs always get me uplifted whenever I'm sad. :3 Saltwater Room is my favorite too.
im a recent fan of Owl City. After hearing his song on itunes, i went ahead and find all his album to purchase. His music is different, and the words are great. I love "dental care."
i agree with mike. owl city is getting pretty famous now. underground music ftw :]
too bad he didn't do a tour in florida. I would totally go.
free show oct 1 with the roman numerals and some other bands. i guess i'll go and check him out. only heard fireflies.
I don't understand the hype over them.
i just heard his song on my "regular" radio station (93.3 FLZ) of tampa, florida. I was so excited, because that station just plays rock/hip-hop/pop.
Cool.
His song "Fireflies" is #3 on iTunes top selling songs. :)
His song "Fireflies" is #3 on iTunes top selling songs. :)
Right now, big fan. Favorites are:
- Hello Seattle (Remix) .. not so much the original. :/
- Fireflies
- Umbrella Beach
- Tidal Wave
- Vanilla Twilight
- Tip of the Iceberg
- Hello Seattle (Remix) .. not so much the original. :/
- Fireflies
- Umbrella Beach
- Tidal Wave
- Vanilla Twilight
- Tip of the Iceberg
Those are in my top songs too, along with the Christmas Song and Fuzzy Blue Lights.
Saltwater room still is on top for me though I keep listening to it. :3
Did anybody see his "Fireflies" music video??
Saltwater room still is on top for me though I keep listening to it. :3
Did anybody see his "Fireflies" music video??
Fireflies is overplayed now. A LOT.
I'm glad to see it on iTunes as #1 though.
I'm glad to see it on iTunes as #1 though.
I really like Owl City. The music is nice and very poetic. It has nice meaning and phrasing, although it tends to become a bit repetitive.
Hate it. Lyrics are vomit-inducing; (bad) Postal Service hacks; voice even sounds like Ben Gibbard.
QUOTE(BlueHeroBH @ Oct 8 2009, 02:40 PM) 
Did anybody see his "Fireflies" music video??
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I watched the first 15 seconds of it earlier today, and couldn't continue with it.
Oh the reason I couldn't finish the video had nothing to do with the visuals at all.. I couldn't really stand the guy's voice/sound of the song. 
QUOTE
ocean eyes begins with "Please take a good hard look at your textbook 'cuz I'm history," a dire miscarriage of wordplay that gives listeners fair warning to abandon the album immediately. Later in this same song, called "Cave In," Adam Young (Owl City's 23-year-old sole member) sings "every mushroom cloud has a silver lining," which his fans describe as "deep" and "chilling" instead of the more accurate "f*cking retarded." He's apparently suggesting his infantile optimism would survive even nuclear war, and that he'd be clapping his hands and singing "da da da" while skipping over radiation-scorched corpses. Actually, I guess that is pretty "chilling."
from here.I don't like this guy's music (I've only heard the current stuff). His lyrics are terrible, but I guess it's what 13 year old girls like... so if he's cashing in on crappy electro music with lyrics that don't even line up more power to him.
^ HAHAHA. And totally agreed.
I feel like he's having a conversation with a seven-year-old girl with whom he's trying to sleep with, then decided to use a vocoder. And then somehow this qualifies people as techno-aficionados.
i'm addicted to their song Hello Seattle...i cant stop listening to it over and over. 
I like them. Everyone is on Owl city's dick nowadays. I've grown tired.
still hear fireflies too much
anyone notice that it sounds just like relient k? if someone had made me listen to it and then guess who sang it, i would say relient k. it sounds exactly the same, even down to the way the dude sings it and pronounces his words.
anyone notice that it sounds just like relient k? if someone had made me listen to it and then guess who sang it, i would say relient k. it sounds exactly the same, even down to the way the dude sings it and pronounces his words.
I have three full albums by them, Maybe I'm Dreaming, Of June, and Ocean Eyes. I love all of them, but I definatly have to be in the mood to listen to them. They are all very relaxing and are good for right before bed.
I think that Adam Young will have to spice up the material though if he wants continued success.
I think that Adam Young will have to spice up the material though if he wants continued success.
QUOTE(Amaranthus @ Nov 6 2009, 07:55 PM)
I feel like he's having a conversation with a seven-year-old girl with whom he's trying to sleep with, then decided to use a vocoder. And then somehow this qualifies people as techno-aficionados.
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 22 2009, 09:04 AM)
still hear fireflies too much
anyone notice that it sounds just like relient k? if someone had made me listen to it and then guess who sang it, i would say relient k. it sounds exactly the same, even down to the way the dude sings it and pronounces his words.
Oooh, never thought of that. 'Twas probably his vocoder voice that threw me off. And Relient K always had very Christian-y lyrics.anyone notice that it sounds just like relient k? if someone had made me listen to it and then guess who sang it, i would say relient k. it sounds exactly the same, even down to the way the dude sings it and pronounces his words.
QUOTE(IVIike @ Jan 4 2010, 10:49 AM)
I think that Adam Young will have to spice up the material though if he wants continued success.
Meh, people seem to like the mellowness of 'Fireflies'. If a next single will be replaced, it'll probably sound similar. I haven't heard the albums, though...any predictions?
I'm assuming the next single will be Vanilla Twilight, just because of the success in sales
i hate that song fireflies
QUOTE(IVIike @ Jan 8 2010, 12:02 PM)
I'm assuming the next single will be Vanilla Twilight, just because of the success in sales
They already started playing it in the radio.
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 23 2009, 04:04 AM)
anyone notice that it sounds just like relient k?
THIS.
So damn whiny.
To be honest, I just really dislike this band. It's kind of over-hyped(?) and not for a good reason either.
I've heard Hello Seattle once before, and I hated that too. And also, it's like the concept that this is one of those bands for little 12-16 year old girls who don't know what to do with their life, have no boyfriend, and are lonely little bitches who whine about their loneliness. Just my opinion, though.
I've heard Hello Seattle once before, and I hated that too. And also, it's like the concept that this is one of those bands for little 12-16 year old girls who don't know what to do with their life, have no boyfriend, and are lonely little bitches who whine about their loneliness. Just my opinion, though.
why does everytime a band get overhyped everybody starts hating and those who liked it before stops liking it.
QUOTE(doughnut @ Jan 22 2010, 12:59 AM)
why does everytime a band get overhyped everybody starts hating and those who liked it before stops liking it.
I actually heard about Owl City totally out of the blue - I think they were popular at the time but it was the first time I'd heard of them. So I went on YouTube and checked them out - barf. barf barf barf. Then I realized how popular they actually were and barfed some more.
i just found out that facebook is having a live chat with metro station tomorrow (29th) at 4 pm where they're going to be premiering their song off the alice soundtrack and i'm really excited! heard avril's song and 3OH3's song for the soundtrack and they are pretty good.
i like owl city's hot air ballooon (:
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