Owl City - Fireflies

[Cheer up son, at least your fringe can double up as a hairband.]

>Having found a strong fan base on MySpace (we’ve heard that before) Owl City’s debut Fireflies is proving to be a major hit having topped the Billboard Hot 100 in America at #1 and reached #2 in the UK. Clearly Adam Young (the man behind Owl City) has a lot of future potential. Having until now balanced making music in his parent’s basement with working in a Coke factory, Young was shortlisted in the top 15 list of the BBC Sound of 2010 which, in the past, has correctly predicted the success of the likes of Lady GaGa, Adele and Little Boots.

Fireflies is a perfect example of the second wave of synthpop that is said to be creeping back into society having gone out of fashion in the 90’s.

I’ll be honest and say that this is not an especially original song. The backing vocals are supplied by the lead singer of Relient K (a rock band that Christians go ga-ga for) and indeed, on listening, I found little that can be distinguished between the music of Owl City and that of Relient K.

Fireflies IS a good egg, but I predict the best is yet to come so watch this space.

Further Listening : Relient K - Be My Escape

By MISTER Oli Wilkie