I always felt like Owl City is one of those acts where if you like one song, you probably like them all, because they mostly sound the same. My thought process left me befuddled as to why prior to “Good Time,” the only hit Adam Young could muster was “Fireflies.” Here’s another single from his latest release, The Midsummer Station.
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On WBRE’s “PA Live!” for this week’s “The Ralphie Report,” I talked about my interview with Foster the People lead singer Mark Foster, played the new song from Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, and reported on the reunion of 98 Degrees!
I know, there’s the obvious and near-obligatory, “Did Adam call Carly, maybe?” Maybe. Regardless, this is one of Adam Young’s best and certainly most radio-friendly tracks since his breakout tune “Fireflies.”
He and Jepsen receive co-billing on the track, so perhaps we can expect this on both Owl City’s The Midsummer Station in August and Jepsen’s worldwide LP due out this fall. If this becomes a hit, I suppose this officially strips Jepsen out of the “one hit wonder” category.
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Lights talked about how the collaboration with Owl City’s Adam Young came about and yielded the remix to her single “Saviour” on “The Ralphie Radio Show”
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She’s already won Juno awards and climbed the charts in her home country of Canada. Now, 23 year-old Lights (yes, that’s her legal name) is invading the States with her infectious pop melodies… or at least attempting to. The Canadian explained on “The Ralphie Radio Show” that breaking through in the U.S. is easier said than done.
“It’s a lot of work, and a lot of musicians, especially from Canada, kinda get disheartened because it’s not the same,” explained Lights, who continued as to how one country’s music scene differs from the other. “Canada has Canadian Content Laws on all entertainment. At least 30 percent of the music that’s on the radio has to be Canadian.”
The country to our north has a committee similar to our version of the FCC that enforces the law – which benefits all Canadian artists, and especially those that have already made it big worldwide: Nickelback, Drake, Justin Bieber, and Theory of a Deadman just to name a few.
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Of course Lights received assistance from a well known, American talent in Owl City’s Adam Young, in breaking through to the lower 48. The singer recently wrapped up a tour with Owl City, and Young even remixed her single, “Saviour.”
“The tour was wonderful because of the music that he makes, like, it’s very similar to mine in a lot of respects,” she said. “Its electro pop, it’s real easy to sing along with so the crowd’s that came out… were really accepting of the music I had.”
As far as off stage – Lights noted she didn’t become “super tight” with Adam because he keeps to himself, which she wasn’t surprised with, considering Young’s pretty honest about his shyness in the music he makes.
Maroon 5, here’s your “call and response.” Owl City – sleep on this. VV Brown knows what she’s in for on her upcoming trek with both acts.
“I’ve heard that (the guys in Maroon 5) are pranksters,” noted Brown, who kicks off her slate of dates with the band on August 5. “Well, I’m a prankster,” she warned, half in jest.
While the fellas of M5 are chill, laid back, and relatively social – I warned VV when she stopped by “The Ralphie Radio Show” on Wednesday that Owl City’s Adam Young is the exact 180 – shy and introverted from all reports I’ve heard.
“Oh no, I can charm a lion,” she responded, dismissing my claim. “I think sometimes, people just need to be understood. I’ll try and understand him.”
I wished her the best of luck with that task.
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Part 1: Touring, Trickers, Big Bird
Part 2: “Shark in the Water”, Lost Guitar
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“(Young) is probably sick of people kissing his butt all the time, and he just needs someone real to just tell him how it is,” continued Brown. “I always keep it real.”
The UK singer isn’t joking with that claim – all of her vocals from Traveling Like the Light are the demo versions – no retouching, no auto-tune, no thirty takes of one note. But just because she’s real, doesn’t mean she isn’t awkward, at times.
“I’m the kind of person that talks about inappropriate things at the wrong time,” admitted the artist, before offering up an example. “Just talking about poo around the dinner table… I’m very honest as well.”
If I could only be a fly inside the catering tent for this tour.
