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Post by fran182 on Aug 4, 2009 20:23:26 GMT -5
"Fireflies" is the first single to be taken from Ocean Eyes, the 2nd studio album released by Adam Young's Synthpop project, which goes under the name of Owl City.
Today, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Alternative:
73 49 OWL CITY Fireflies 166 72 +94 1.037
23 stations playing.
I believe it never went for adds to Alternative radio.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Aug 4, 2009 22:08:51 GMT -5
I dont know what it is about this song but I love it. It's funny to read the youtube comments on the song. There was 600 comments and not one person said they didn't like it. Most guys did feel the need to mention they liked it but weren't gay, lol.
It hasn't went for adds but is getting some serious internet buzz.
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Post by Matt4319 on Aug 5, 2009 0:09:41 GMT -5
This is like right down the middle of the sounds of Death Cab For Cutie & Postal Service. Both bands were mentioned in the topic for this in the Pop forum, so it makes sense.
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Post by pen on Aug 5, 2009 1:18:30 GMT -5
This is a pretty cool band. Very catchy pop.
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Post by Slinky on Aug 5, 2009 2:23:15 GMT -5
This is very much the Postal Service follow-up that never happened.
Edit: I like it!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2009 2:24:00 GMT -5
what the....i thought is more on pop.how can this be here alternative and rock?
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Post by pen on Aug 5, 2009 2:27:02 GMT -5
I know man, it's craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy!
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Post by Slinky on Aug 5, 2009 2:37:38 GMT -5
Pop and Alternative at the same time!? Like cats and dogs living together or something like that.
But seriously, if DJ's just said this was Ben Gibbard's new side project, the Alt. audience would eat it up.
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Post by Gravity. on Aug 5, 2009 10:34:56 GMT -5
I read somewhere that Matt Thiesen from Relient K does some of the vocals on this. That's my excuse for liking it.
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Post by PHOBES on Aug 5, 2009 11:21:47 GMT -5
^ I first heard about this when I saw it go for adds on Christian AC, so it wouldn't be too hard to believe he's on it.
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Post by Gravity. on Aug 5, 2009 12:56:05 GMT -5
^ I first heard about this when I saw it go for adds on Christian AC, so it wouldn't be too hard to believe he's on it. This went for adds on Christian AC? That sounds a little strange...
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Post by PHOBES on Aug 5, 2009 13:36:11 GMT -5
Why? I haven't heard it.
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Post by Slinky on Aug 5, 2009 13:59:58 GMT -5
There's really nothing Christian about it. I mean it's not offensive in any way, but I don't see why a Christian station would play it.
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Post by Gravity. on Aug 5, 2009 14:00:23 GMT -5
Well, I can't find any kind of reference to God in it at all. Since it went for adds at AC, that may not be that big of a deal.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Aug 5, 2009 16:41:31 GMT -5
I love love love this song and album. I love this. Did I mention how AWESOME this is? This should, but won't be, a multi-format smash.
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Post by American Idiot on Aug 5, 2009 22:40:30 GMT -5
Just heard this for the first time. It's different and I like it. I hear the Death Cab comparisons, and they definitely have a huge pop influence for sure. I'm honestly surprised this charted on Alternative period.
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Post by PHOBES on Aug 5, 2009 22:58:40 GMT -5
There's really nothing Christian about it. I mean it's not offensive in any way, but I don't see why a Christian station would play it. Because it's a Christian guy singing it? There are a lot of songs out today in the Christian market that aren't explicitly Christian songs. Relient K was just mentioned above, they're not always straightforward about their faith but radio loves'em. Same with Hawk Nelson, Switchfoot, Falling Up, Red, Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, Decyfer Down, etc. Heck, even Daughtry's "Home" hit the top 15 on Christian AC.
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Post by Slinky on Aug 5, 2009 23:51:02 GMT -5
Yeah but the non-Christian songs that make it on Christian formats tend to have some sort of positive message about family or friendship. "Home" is a good example of that.
This song doesn't have that. It doesn't really have any message at all.
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Post by fran182 on Aug 11, 2009 17:10:08 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 40 on Mediabase Alternative:
49 38 OWL CITY Fireflies 293 167 +126 1.897
29 stations playing.
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Post by Taylor. on Aug 11, 2009 19:28:49 GMT -5
I have high hopes for this one-- it's catchy as hell.
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Post by No Brake$ on Aug 12, 2009 9:18:51 GMT -5
This sounds like one of the B-Sides to Postal Service's album....from 2004.
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Post by halo19 on Aug 12, 2009 9:50:47 GMT -5
Postal Service was the first thing I was thinking of when I heard this. But the song (at this point) sort of bores me. It might be my fault as my interest of this style peaked like 5 years ago.
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Post by WotUNeed on Aug 12, 2009 9:53:21 GMT -5
I like the sound of this, but I can't get past the lyrics. They're just... not very good. Or, perhaps, I just don't connect to them. Whatever the case, the lyrics are this song's undoing.
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Post by Gravity. on Aug 12, 2009 15:52:00 GMT -5
I like the sound of this, but I can't get past the lyrics. They're just... not very good. Or, perhaps, I just don't connect to them. Whatever the case, the lyrics are this song's undoing. The lyrics don't really make much sense, do they? I don't really get the meaning yet (if there is one) either.
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Post by GRRR on Aug 12, 2009 15:56:01 GMT -5
i love this song
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Post by Radical347 on Aug 23, 2009 14:36:27 GMT -5
I dont know what it is about this song but I love it. It's funny to read the youtube comments on the song. There was 600 comments and not one person said they didn't like it. Most guys did feel the need to mention they liked it but weren't gay, lol. This isn't necessarily because no one said they didn't like it -- it's because youtube deletes negative reviews of anything I don't know what to think of this song. It's exactly in the style that I like, and yet something about the vocals and the overly sugary-ness of the music...it's like Postal Service for preschoolers.
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