Video: Owl City - "Fireflies" (Album Version) w/ Download! - BVTV First Listen!

In an interview with EW Adam Young, aka laptop sensation Owl City, admits his no. 1 single "Fireflies" and the Postal Service in general " are pretty similar," but at the same time claims he's "a lot more of a Death Cab fan." For example, he'd only heard Get Up "a little bit" before people started pointing out the pilfering: I've become more of a fan having started Owl City, actually. I had some friends in high school that would have it playing in their cars and stuff. It was cool, but it [...]

Owl City is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. No, their "Postal Service's less indie cousin" schtick can get old from time to time, but occasionally you just need a dose of unadulterated electronic sugar. For those times, Owl City is here to deliver. Why have they gotten such mainstream success even while in the centre of the clusterfuck that is Postal Service rip-offs? I think it has something to do with the earnestness of the lyrics, which are both the band's more endearing and most annoying quality. They throw out a lot of clunkers, but occasionally [...]

We put the Owl City song "Fireflies on Hit Prediction in late August , and the song has been developing very nicely over the last couple of weeks. It's currently sitting at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, #38 on Top40 Radio, and #29 on Alternative radio. This kid is going to be huge!