| Here’s just a bit of what critics are already saying about The Midsummer Station… |
“Midsummer Station spins the hits and pure pop confection. It’s the stuff of teenage abandon that pulls even parents into windows-down, full-blast sing-alongs…the collection is crisp, clean, anti-cynical. Credit that to Young’s Christian faith—subtle but foundational to encouragement anthems (“Dreams and Disasters,” “Gold”). Like the love it exudes, Midsummer Station always endures, believes and, most of all, hopes.” – Christianity Today
“Adam Young branches out from his usual one-man show to enlist the help of co-writers andoutside producers for the first time — and the gamble pays off. The kids will go crazy for the peppy, Glee-ready track “Good Time,” a duet with Carly Rae Jepsen, but the album overall remains true to the synth-driven, melodic popsound that won Owl City fans in the first place.” – Rhapsody
“Collaborations and genre-crossing have produced one of the most distinct Owl City records to date, with a little something for everyone to enjoy. Honest, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics give us a glimpse at the real Young.” – Indie Vision Music
“…There’s plenty of assertive songwriting smarts and fist-pumping choruses at every turn.” – CCM
“If you wrote off Owl City as a one-hit wonder after 2009’s Fireflies, it’s time to break out the eraser. Teaming with Carly Rae Jepsen has given the blithe synth-pop act a late-summer earworm in ‘Good Time’— a track, by the way, recorded before Jepsen took over the airwaves with ‘Call Me Maybe.'” – USA Today
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Catch Owl City on TV all week, then be sure to see him in concert as he embarks on his 45-date, four-continent spanning “The Midsummer Station World Tour” this fall.
The tour, which kicks off on September 5 at Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom and will hit major cities across the U.S. and Canada before the North American leg concludes on October 7 at The Crofoot in Detroit, MI. Afterward, Young will take off to France and make his way from Europe to Asia and finally wrap up the 45-date tour in New Zealand on November 3.
See below for all confirmed dates and appearances.
Catch Owl City on TV…
August 22nd, 2012 on America’s Got Talent on NBC @ 9/8c
August 23rd, 2012 on The Today Show on NBC
August 26th, 2012 at Arthur Ashe Kids Day on CBS at Noon EST
August 28th, 2012 on The Tonight Show on NBC at 11:35/10:35c
August 29th, 2012 on Conan on TBS at 11/10c
The Midsummer Station World Tour:
09.5.12 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery
09.6.12 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
09.7.12 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre
09.8.12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
09.10.12 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
09.11.12 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
09.13.12 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
09.14.12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
09.15.12 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Hall
09.16.12 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
09.18.12 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
09.19.12 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09.20.12 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
09.22.12 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
09.26.12 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency
09.28.12 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
09.29.12 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10.01.12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10.02.12 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10.04.12 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10.05.12 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont
10.06.12 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10.07.12 – Detroit, MI @ Crofoot
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