Can we talk about that Owl City song?

http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fireflies_cover.jpg

lol @ this cover

lol @ the star wars font

"Such Great Hoots" = A++ headline writing

says hoot smalley

Again, I can’t front: on a Top 40 radio dial awash in Black Eyed Peas’ faux-hop and Miley Cyrus’s shrill Autotunage, “Fireflies” is a nice contrast. But it’s basically The Postal Service for Dummies, Chris Molanphy from his nicely done Idolator piece

I can go with this.

Oh, my kid says I-Tunes was giving this song away for awhile, many months back (he does not like it btw).

garbage

i don't mind the postal service or ben gibbard in small doses but this guy's voice and delivery grates for a reason i can't quite pinpoint since it's pretty much a carbon copy.

Here's a theory: "Cool" christian kids will buy anything, so when this guy comes along sounding like the Postal Service but talking about "I follow Jesus Christ wholeheartedly. He is my life, my strength, my all." on his myspace page (captioning a picture of fluffy white clouds no less), he mobilizes a huge market of jesus campers who want credit in the "indie" world without sacrificing their savior (a market that could be more likely to purchase music from itunes rather than rip it, what with that whole "thou shalt not steal" thing).

those christian kids!

Alternate theory: deal with the devil.

i knew the kid was from owatonna but i had no idea he was christian. he sounds like the postal service, there you go. i think your theory is crap.

if someone who supposedly built their whole following from MySpace prominently declares their faith on their MySpace page then yeah, I don't think it's terribly far fetched to suggest there's a CCM element to their success.

hmm. yeah.

See, the kids who grew up around electrnica on TV, etc., are now starting college and nostalgic for their childhood...

Not that it went to #1 but have ppl already forgotten the existence of this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-KQ1tp_qOQ&feature=player_embedded

It's not like shit like this hasn't charted before.

oh yeah, the whole indie electro thing has definitely had a lot of chart traction way before Owl City -- 3OH!3, LMFAO, etc.

ha I like to pretend 3OH!3 doesn't exist

a market that could be more likely to purchase music from itunes rather than rip it, what with that whole "thou shalt not steal" thing

I wonder about this.

Well, they've done so well with the rest of the commandments.

This song is of that perfect clean, bland, cheery template that insures it's gonna be on every in-store muzak channel in every middle class retailer for the next 14 years. Srsly I felt like I was selling clothes again hearing this.

Reminds me more of Ben Jelen than anything else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOCRPrEAVxU

Owl City: Len minus the Andrea True Connection.

how dare u

oh come on. Len wasnt ripping off anybody. Leave Len alone.

Len is 1.7 billion times better than this fucking song.

I also detect that Tom Delonge dude from Blink 182/Box Car Racer in this guy's vocals..

I'd say 40% Blink & 60% Death Cab..

And by Death Cab I mean Postal Service.

haha thx to guitar store i am apparently like 2 degrees of separation from this dude (and have probably talked to him at shows).

i have never heard this song tho

Oh my goodness, so the MySpace guy that Unicorn Kid just supported all round the US is now #1 on Billboard? That makes me happy.

(It's cute. And I like the chiptuney elements.)

The Christian thing makes this dude's bio make a lot more sense to me. All these mentions of bands I've never ever heard of and if they're all Christian then it kinda crystallizes.

Why can't we live in an alternate universe where Max Tundra is #1 tho? I mean if bleeps and fey Sprechstimme vocals and mad pop hooks are all it takes, why this dude and not MT?

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

yeah this sounds nothing like max tundra

I have in mind the bridge/middle 8 of Max Tundra's "Number our Days" if I must defend my pipe dream further. Tundra can do sugary-sweet when he feels like it, but his structures are more capricious, hence, yeah fine, he sounds nothing like Owl City. Because Owl City is sugar piled onto honey with added treacle and saccharine and a side of twee sauce. I get why people hear this as a Postal Service clone, but damn it makes the Postal Service sound like Meshuggah by comparison.

bands coming out of nowhere and having big pop hits that sound like stuff cult indie acts have been doing for years happen because they're on different career tracks with different goals and different promotional methods, not because we live in a mysterious and unjust world

otm

no guys we live in a mysterious and unjust world come on work with me (hi my name is drew daniel by the way)

oh hey dude what's up you're not pygmy squirrel anymore?

nope, switched up my style / got new laptop and had to re-register and thought why not

bands coming out of nowhere and having big pop hits that sound like stuff cult indie acts have been doing for years happen because they're on different career tracks with different goals and different promotional methods, not because we live in a mysterious and unjust world

― et tu, omas? (some dude),

But with many top 40 stations owned by the same companies, and such stations following the directives of certain radio programmers, couldn't those programmers suggest act X instead of act Y?

Once upon a time Lee Abrams in creating the Album Oriented Rock format decided that certain bands fit and others (Ramones) did not.

of all the people that might have an effect on whether a song becomes a mainstream hit, radio programmers working at top 40 stations must rank somewhere in triple digits

I mean radio programmers elsewhere who tell the stations what to play. Do any top 40 stations these days make their own decisions on songs to play? I'm guessing it is rare

I can only imagine how much the publishing cos and labels have made from "Pocket Full of Sunshine" and other retail-ready songs, so I can understand why they'd push this one to the top.

Top 40 is kind of by definition the radio format with the least amount of autonomy, and is kind of dictated by what's already charting or being released by established stars, or being requested by listeners. Genre-specific formats are where songs still at least have a fighting chance of bubbling up from grassroots or semi-underground movements without music industry machinery behind them, and even there it's not very easy.

(It's cute. And I like the chiptuney elements.)

fruityloops is not chiptunes

no, there's a circuit-bending app now

I'm not saying chiptune sounds are unachievable in fruityloops, but I don't hear anything w/a grainy low bitrate in owl city

Inside dope: he is a reason user FYI

this song wouldn't bother me so much if it wasn't for the cloying furryness of it.

markers why u h8 owl city? ;_;

lol at deej bookmarking an owl city thread

nakh, I actually like his first single, but that 30 second clip is O_O

this guy should totally be murdered

wait no i dont remember who this is only that i hate him for some reason

well kill him anyway

so much h8
sooooooooo much h8
;_;

haw. i bookmark anything i read

remove bookmarks only from, like, that rolling last.fm thread

but it's just a soundbyte he made for a gum commercial, i think, right

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm884vHyOP1qg3uqyo1_400.gif

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THE LIST OF ADAM YOUNG PRIMARY PROJECTS

Owl City Ocean Eyes Album
1. Cave In 4:07
2. The Bird and the Worm 3:27
3. Hello Seattle 2:58
4. Umbrella Beach 3:51
5. The Saltwater Room 4:55
6. Dental Care 3:18
7. Meteor Shower 2:20
8. On the Wing 5:03
9. Fireflies 3:48
10. The Tip of the Iceberg 3:33
11. Vanilla Twilight 3:51
12. Tidal Wave 3:13

Owl city Ocean Eyes Deluxe Edition
1. Hot Air Balloon 3:33
2. Butterfly Wings 2:46
3. Rugs from Me to You 1:30
4. Sunburn 3:46
5. Hello Seattle (Remix) 2:58
6. If My Heart Was a House 4:07
7. Strawberry Avalanche 3:16
8. Fireflies (Adam Young Remix) 3:48

OWL CITY MAYBE I AM DREAMING
1. On The Wing 5:03
2. Rainbow Veins 4:44
3. Super Honeymoon 3:29
4. The Saltwater Room 4:55
5. Early Birdie 4:26
6. Air Traffic 2:58
7. The Technicolor Phase 4:27
8. Sky Diver 2:51
9. Dear Vienna 4:15
10. I'll Meet You There 4:16
11. This Is The Future 2:53
12. West Coast Friendship 3:51

OWL CITY ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL:
1. The Real World 3:42
2. Deer In The Headlights 3:01
3. Angels 3:38
4. Dreams Don't Turn To Dust 3:53
5. Honey And The Bee 3:45
6. Kamikaze 3:32
7. January 28, 1986/ Galaxy Live 4:42
8. Galaxies 4:00
9. Hospital Flowers 3:42
10. Alligator Sky 3:17
11. The Yacht Club 4:33
12. Plant Life 4:17
13. Alligator Sky with rap feat shawn chrystopher 3:05
14. How I Became The Sea 4:24
15. Lonely Lullaby 4:19
16. Shy Violet 3:53
17. To The Sky 3:40
18. Enchanted 5:04
19. In Christ Alone 3:28
20. Peppermint Winter 3:57
21. The Christmas Song 3:54

Of June
1. Swimming In Miami 6:21
2. Captains And Cruise Ships 3:28
3. Designer Skyline 3:34
4. Panda Bear 3:08
5. The Airway 3:23
6. Fuzzy Blue Lights 4:41
7. Hello Seattle (2007 version) 2:58
Owl City Episodes Ends....................

SKY SAILING Album
An Airplane Carried Me To Bed
1. Captains of The Sky 2:43
2. Brielle 4:06
3. Steady as She Goes 2:36
4. Explorers 4:10
5. A Little Opera Goes a Long Way 3:48
6. Tennis Elbow 3:45
7. Blue and Red 3:39
8. Alaska 2:36
9. I Live Alone 4:04
10. Take Me Somewhere Nice 2:47
11. Sailboats 4:19
12. Flowers of the field 4:06

PORT BLUE Album ALL EPS
The Airship, The Albatross EP, Artic, Unreleased, Bsides

Setting Sails 5.01
At Anchor 4.45
Deep Iceberg 8:01
The Grand Staircase 4:58
Pond Skater 4:15
Into The Sea 2:23
Arrival At Sydney Harbour 5:07
The Skybridge 6:04
Base Jumping 5:28
City Of Safe Harbours 2:07
Queen Annes Sail Boat 5:54
Silver Blueberry/ Reverse 1:20
An Enchated Eveining 1:50
Up Ship / Reverse 4:55
I Am The Aeronaut 4:49
Seagulls 5:03
Elephant Island 3:08
Over The Atlantic City 4:20
The Cargo Bay 3:20
In The Yatch 2:57
Of The Airship Academy 3:34
In The Dolphin Tank 2:13
Butterflies 1:28
The Snow Ballet 1:12
The Axial Catwalk 4:25
Under The Glass Observation Dome 2:55
Sea Horse 4:51
Over Lionsgate City 4:51
The Gentle Decent 1:46
june bug 3:54
Sunset Cruiser 7:31
Monorail 2:03
Chocolate Turtle 3:01
Aurora Borealis 4:54
Snow Fox On Glacier Coast 2:09
Juneau 7:40
Moonscape 5:00
Into The Gymnasium 1:33
Bay City 3:01
Of Japan 1:02
In The Control Car 1:37
Wintermint 4:49
Ice Hand 1:18
Frigid Airport Lounge 3:20
The Albatross EP 1:02
Glider 6:00
Shell And Wing 2:17

WINDSOR AIRLIFT Albums (6 Episodes)

The Basement EP
1. Intro 1:42
2. See You Soon 3:27
3. Joyride 2:16
4. My Regards 3:18
5. Disaster 3:19
6. My Best Friend 2:28
7. Boat 2:17
8. Jason 4:13
9. First Semester’s Over 0:55

Moonfish Parachutist
1. Moonfish Parachutist 2:33
2. What, Pantamimist? 1:54
3. No One Tells Me Anything 4:30
4. My French Voice Teacher, Luvelle 2:50
5. To Paris! A Lovely Excursion 1:46
6. Grandeur - Interstate Parkway 6:10
7. Ruby Fjord, Runway Beck 2:33
8. Operatic, Glacial Kirovgrad 2:53
9. White Tarn Sonata in Blue 1:57
10. Love 3:33
11. Heroism: Hazel & Dandelion 2:07
12. This is Television 3:40
13. A Trio of Talking Books 2:26
14. Oceanic? Staten Island, Oh Darling! 4:13
15. I Haven’t Any Money 1:55
16. You here! Hull, King of Swans! 1:47

Qiu!
1. Give Me Your Motorcycle 3:26
2. The Number Of Insects Is Tremendous 3:34
3. She And I Swam Down The Staircase 25:02
4. The Trouble With Bugs 4:25
5. Wake Up Boss, You’re Bald 3:23
6. We Shan’t Be Snorkelling, We Shan’t We Shan’t 5:05
7. A Wolf Am I, A Wolf On A Mischief Bent 4:17

Selections For A Fallen Soldier, Vol. 2 com
1. Cities, Stars, And Planes 7:35
2. Waves Spent on Breathing 4:17
3. A Fatal Storyline 9:42
4. Buzz The Spaceship! 8:50
5. This Face Alone Unveils Shadow 8:09

We Rule! com
1. The Babemeister 3:50
2. Landscapes 4:43
3. Ocean City Park 4:01
4. One & This Face Alone Unveils Shadows 5:22
5. The Theme For Moonglow 4:15

The Forest Sings to Distant Shores com
1. Nice Job With The Tents, Sturgis 11.48
2. One 6:51
3. I Hate Texas Taxes 13:01
Windsor Episodes Ends.....................

The Perfect Theory
1. Without You Baby 4:59
2. Prom Night 4:20
3. Do You Want to Date Me 2:58
4. Waldorf + CSU = Love 4:14
5. Would you be my Valentine (LQ) 3:53
6. Waldorf Sweetheart 3:50
7. Fast Food Relationships 3:36

Swimming with Dolphins Albums
Ambient Blue
1. Silhouettes 6:17
2. Pajama Party 3:51
3. Sunset, 1989 3:25
4. Everything’s a Miracle 6:16
5. Up In The Stars 4:56

Water Colors
1. Holiday 3:59
2. Easy 3:37
3. Sleep To Dream 3:28
4. Diplomat 3:28
5. Watercolors 3:16
6. Jacques Cousteau 3:37
7 I Was a Lover 3:34
8. Captured 4:27
9. Hapiness 4:47
10 Good Times 3:53

Addition Songs
1. Fast Cars 4:39
2. Jacques Cousteau 3:54

OTHER SONGS / REMIX / SOLOS
Owl City An Enchantedf Future 4:24
Lights Saviour Remix By Adam Young 3:15
Owl City helicopter moon 1:01
Owl City halcyon 1:54
Owl City happy valentines day 5:02
Owl City My Hope is Found/ In Christ Alone 3:23
Something Corporate I Woke Up in a Car adam young remix 4:11
Armin Van Buuren Feat. Adam Young - Youtopia 4:10
Think Again Radio Mix Kate Havnevik --
Terminals Relient K 3:08
Satisfy Radio Mix Vedera 3:19

Breanne Duren- Daydreams (Adam Young Remix) Lyrics HD

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