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 專 輯: All Things Bright And Beautiful
 日 期: 2011 - 6 |
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Owl City's Adam Young, a 24-year-old small-town Minnesotan who had never been on an airplane until two years ago, has experienced many extraordinary moments over the past 18 months, including calling his mom back home on his cellphone while standing on The Great Wall of China. Young's travels came in the wake of the blockbuster success of Owl City's major-label debut album -- the lush, lovingly created Ocean Eyes, which was released by Universal Republic Records in July 2009. Filled with whimsical melodies and blissful beats, Ocean Eyes topped the Billboard Rock, Alternative, and Dance/Electronic charts and was certified platinum in the U.S. The album spawned the quadruple-platinum single 'Fireflies,' which hit No. 1 in 24 countries including the U.S. (twice), and sold more than four million downloads. Its eye-popping success has made Owl City an international phenomenon, shifting nearly 12 million tracks worldwide, selling out headlining shows in the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, and racking up more than 98 million total plays on MySpace. Young's adventures are evocatively detailed on the impossibly catchy electro-pop songs that make up Owl City's self-produced new album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, which finds Young expanding his sonic palette as he takes his listeners into a verdant musical dreamland on such tracks as first single 'Alligator Sky,' 'The Real World,' and 'Dreams Don't Turn To Dust.' Throughout the album, Young retains his trademark optimism, letting the listener know that no matter how tough times get, there's always light at the end of the tunnel. 'I would feel weird if I were to communicate anything other than optimism, because it's just who I am,' Young says. 'It's always been in me to make Owl City a vehicle that sends a hopeful message. As a listener, I'm drawn to things that are really uplifting. When a certain melody grabs my ear, it makes me feel like I could be a better person.'
關於Owl City
來自美國明尼蘇達州奧瓦通納（Owatonna, Minnesota）的大學生，於07年組建了Owl City樂隊。他就是這 支流行電子樂隊的唯一成員，負責主音、合成器和編曲等工作。隨之獨立發行的首張EP《Of June》，20 08年發行了首張專輯《Maybe I』m Dreaming》,隨後在2009年7月14日發行了他們的第二張專輯《Ocean Eyes 》。但他的主流廠牌的首張錄音室大碟《海洋之眼》（Ocean Eyes）令每個人為之振奮，尤其在金秋，他標誌性主打單曲《螢火蟲》(Fireflies)飛上了公告牌單曲榜的冠軍寶座。他的聲音就像少女傾訴心事一樣溫文細氣,但對旋律節奏的掌握卻十分到位.專輯以歡快的電子旋律征服了不少聽眾,像寶石般閃爍明亮.而首張專輯Maybe I'm Dreaming在演繹方面Owl City顯然更加投入,從精緻的和聲到深情的合唱,Owl City的個人魅力也越加凸現.甜蜜的聲線清新的電子音樂,這貌似簡單的配搭卻被Owl City演繹得絢麗多彩,儘管夏日未到但已彷彿感受到那份清爽和愜意。 |
