Owl City - "Ocean Eyes"

I first heard Owl City's song "Fireflies" on the radio, and then looked them up as soon as I came home. I think the best way to describe this music is as Hellogoodbye meets Postal Service meets Jack's Mannequin. Pretty teen-pop sounding, but the seriously Nintendo-sounding electronica (probably coming from a Casio beat-machine) make the CD slightly more acceptable to be listening to once over the age of 15.

Regardless, I did take a listen and found their music to be amusing. Not to mention, the album cover photo of Dubai caught my eye as well. "Ocean Eyes" is Owl City's first full-length album, as I understand it. They had previously released a couple of EP's.

Owl City has potential, and could easily transition to more mature music by writing more sophisticated lyrics. I think that, paired with a few new whistles and horns, could really clean up their sound and make them more marketable to the older crowd. Although, I guess artists target certain audiences...the teen girl one isn't too bad of a market, considering the kids have their parents to buy them everything they want.

All in all, Owl City is nothing too exceptional, but is surely a fun listen every now and then.

My vote: 2.5 stars
My favorite track: "Fireflies" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4JLa0hbUw