Owl City and Postal Service. Why?

[FelixDeCat]

So I was hanging around youtube, reading all the hate mail from my adoring fans, and I check this one guys profile out. He was telling people how much of a fan of Owl City he was. And as it turns out, there are a lot of people that like this group.

I heard a few of their songs and its not as if we already have enough syrupy, harvey milk-toast bands out there already, but now you have yet another to make you feel like someone stole your bones - Owl City.

Have you flown the coup for Owl City? ()🙂


edit: Having listened to Postal Service I now endorse said music. Owl City is starting to grow on me very slowly. 😉

 

[rasczak]

i think their latets song is pretty catchy. haven't heard much else from them though.

 

[nick1985]

Owl City is just 1 person, not really a "band"

I have all of his CD's, I was a fan before he got popular 😛 I think the dudes name is Adam Young

I also noticed American Idol was using one of his songs for background music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VlK2BOhmvU

 

[Mucho]

You really can't take criticism can you.

 

[Kadarin]

I've only heard their "Fireflies" song, and while it's ok I really don't think it's anything too special.

 

[FoBoT]

that dude is going to be in Kansas City on Jan 21
my eldest kid wants to go see the show
it is $14 or something
http://beaumontkc.com/events/single/owl_city/#top

 

[FelixDeCat]

Owl City is just 1 person, not really a "band"

I have all of his CD's, I was a fan before he got popular 😛 I think the dudes name is Adam Young

I also noticed American Idol was using one of his songs for background music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VlK2BOhmvU

This dude must be getting rich, considering he doesnt have to split the money with band mates.

 

[RKS]

My 4YO likes singing along with the Fireflies song.

 

[JDub02]

there's no way you can argue that "fireflies" isn't a catchy song. i'm not a big fan overall, but his stuff isn't any worse than any of the other pop music out there.

 

[FelixDeCat]

You really can't take criticism can you.

lol

Was that a question? :sneaky:

 

[Imported]

Fireflies was a decent song.. but after listening to the rest of the album, I don't get the hype and appeal.. and have stopped listening to them/him all together.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Fireflies is catchy but the lyrics are cringe-worthy unless you're a fey emo tween.

 

[alkemyst]

Fireflies is catchy but the lyrics are cringe-worthy unless you're a fey emo tween.

the idea behind it is the guy is an insomniac and these are the lyrics he gets in his head when beyond tired.

 

[bobdole369]

Thank god my wife sorta went back to white-guy reggae.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Thank god my wife sorta went back to white-guy reggae.

Interesting. Ive never heard of this genre. Could you give me a few white-guy reggae bands? 🙂

 

[JDub02]

Interesting. Ive never heard of this genre. Could you give me a few white-guy reggae bands? 🙂

matisyahu ... for the inner reggae-jew in everyone

 

[HybridSquirrel]

noty. that song fireflies makes my head hurt.

edit: i acutally had to youtube the song to find out what owl city was...never heard of him before this. honestly.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Anybody else notice that he is almost a carbon copy of The Postal Service?

Also..."Fireflies" makes my brain hurt.

 

[Spineshank]

They seem to be really popular amongst 10-14 year old girls.

 

[FelixDeCat]

They seem to be really popular amongst 10-14 year old girls.

I get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs. 🙄

 

[FelixDeCat]

Anybody else notice that he is almost a carbon copy of The Postal Service?

Also..."Fireflies" makes my brain hurt.

Now Im really confused. What looks like a copy of the Postal Service?

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Now Im really confused. What looks like a copy of the Postal Service?

Owl City...he doesn't LOOK like TPS, the sound is exactly like TPS.

 

[The Stig]

Now Im really confused. What looks like a copy of the Postal Service?

your second sentence is nonsensical.

He's saying the guy sounds a lot like Ben Gibbard.

The Postal Service was amazing btw

 

[cheezy321]

Everyone told me I would love Owl City because im a big fan of Postal Service.

They were dead wrong. Ben Gibbards lyrics are original and clever. Owl City sucks ass

 

[brblx]

I've only heard their "Fireflies" song

oh god, i didn't know what the fuck owl city was until this post.

my ass has made better music than this worthless twerp.