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Album review: Ocean Eyes by Owl City

Aug 15, 2009, 10:57am

Owl City, the electronic twee-pop brainchild of Adam Young, introduced its latest creation, the charmingly whimsical yet underwhelmingly saccharine Ocean Eyes, on July 28. While the introduction of Owl City has been rife with persistent comparisons to the Postal Service (which I myself have indulged in), on closer inspection these comparisons fall far from the [...]

Artists: Owl City

Tags: Album Reviews, electro pop, twee, Owl City

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