Synth Based Sounds of Owl City

Owl City is the name of a project formed in early 2007 consisting of one member, Adam Young. Young started making his music in his parents basement, which he claims is a result of his insomnia. Among Young's influences are European electronic music. 1980s synthpop and New Wave music is also heard in Owl City's sound. Which seems to be a sound that I have been enjoying lately.

Owl City found early popularity through its own MySpace profile, which has received more than 5 million plays on tracks, such as "Hello Seattle". This is how I found out about Owl City. Young is joined by Breanne Duren on several tracks; the most noted of which being "The Saltwater Room."

Owl City currently just came out with a new CD "Ocean Eyes", which is also a great CD. It was release in late July. It has all the sounds of his previous records. He sings about unconventional topics such as urban design, the elements, travel, and also more conventional topics such as romance and love and the world around. Great music primarily synth based, dreamy and atmospheric. So check out his sound.