Before "Fireflies" became one of the most downloaded tracks in digital history, Adam Young courted listeners on MySpace.
Armed with synthesizers, a home recording setup, the vocal timbre of Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, and a moniker representing his hometown of Owatonna, MN, Young created an alternate world measured not in love and heartbreak but in vivid panoramas of wildlife and landscapes.
His lyrics are poetry for a surprising number of souls who, like him, seem to have grown tired of the standard Top 40 fare.
Young broke the rules of pop by writing songs not of human emotion but of seahorses, manta rays, and panda bears.
And he broke the rules of electronica by using club beats not to push boundaries of innuendo and experimentalism but to clothe wholesome tales in all their glory.
The heart of the album is the makeshift tribute "Hello Seattle," but each song has elements of brilliance.
Comparisons to the Postal Service fall short; Owl City is more charming, catchy, and lyrical.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming In MIamiOwl City | Owl City | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Designer SkylineOwl City | Owl City | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Panda BearOwl City | Owl City | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | The AirwayOwl City | Owl City | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Fuzzy Blue LightsOwl City | Owl City | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Hello SeattleOwl City | Owl City | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Captains and Cruise Ships | Owl City | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 26 mins | 59 MB | |||||
| 26 mins | 148 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owl City | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Adam Young | Audio Production, Group Member, Member of Attributed Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |