Chicago's Mike Kinsella is the sole creative output behind Owen. From an artist who has, in the past, recorded entire albums in his childhood bedroom berating lost love and personal missteps, it's a new chapter. The end result is this record, a new extension in the lineage of Owen's music.
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Chicago's Mike Kinsella (Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc, American Football, Owls) is the sole creative output behind Owen. From an artist who has, in the past, recorded entire albums in his childhood bedroom berating lost love and personal missteps, it's a new chapter. The end result is this record, a new extension in the lineage of Owen's music. And being at home with oneself never sounded so freeing. "Kinsella brings to mind the acousticity of Elliott Smith...with subtexts that range from the somber folk reflection of Nick Drake and the cracked emotionalism of Paul Westerberg to the glorious pop melancholy of Joe Pernice" - Harp.
This album is, shamefully, my first introduction to Owen. My musical preferance is usually hardcore "hc" punk but this certainly won't be my last purchase of Owens amazing, shiver-inducing music. To cut a long story very short, I fell in love with this album and have played it on repeat for about 3 weeks now, and intend to play it a lot more! It's calm, honest, at times very romantic and sweet, and what I'd believe to be a true reflection of someones soul. Worth all the time in the world! I usually put stand-out tracks here, but the whole album is just so good so I won't even bother. My favourite track is probably "a bird in hand" though! Happy Listening!
I was dating a girl who loved this guy and couldn't get into it. Now I can appreciate a lot more. Sounds like the Emo version of John Frusciante's acoustic work in playing and songwriting. I especially like bird in hand.