Owl City Biography

The musical project Owl City began with Adam Young composing music in his parents’ basement. He went viral through MySpace.

Early Years

Adam’s breakthrough was highly successful. His debut EP Of June (2007) and debut album Maybe I’m Dreaming (2008) topped in the first 20 places on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart.

Fireflies

Young issued his second studio album Ocean Eyes in 2009 under the Universal Republic label. The album enclosed singles like “Vanilla Twilight” and “Fireflies”. The latter topped several charts. It also reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles charts.

Owl City’s next albums were titled All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011) and The Midsummer Station (2012). With them, Adam continued to dwell at the high places on the charts.

Further Career

His fifth studio album Mobile Orchestra saw the light of day in 2015. With producers like Adam Young himself and Aloe Blacc, the album received 4/5 stars from CCM Magazine. The lead single for this album is “Verge”.

Adam Young: “You’re thinking about those moments in life where you’re on the edge. It’s like last day of your life as you know it, and tomorrow everything is going to change. It could be a college graduation. It could be a new career. It could be your wedding day. You’re not sure how it’s going to go, but you’re confident that you’re going to hit the ground running.”

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