Critic’s Corner: "Ocean Eyes" is happy-go-lucky album

Discussion

February 8, 2010

Mike Haddin The Rushville Republican Mon Feb 08, 2010, 10:30 AM EST

Owl City "Ocean Eyes" has to be the most happy-go-lucky albums I have ever listened too. If I am ever in a bad mood or feeling down Owl City always makes me feel better about life. Lead singer Adam Young has a soft beautiful voice that sucks you in. It is also nice to see him team up with Matt Thiessen of the music group Relient K. The album is jam-packed with layers of synthesizers that is pleasant but takes some time getting used to. The big hit "Fireflies" starts off very lullaby-esque before breaking into some powerful lyrics: "I’d like to make myself believe that the planet earth turns slowly. It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep because my dreams are busting at the seams." The rest of "Ocean Eyes" tends to be a little redundant but overall this is a solid record.

2 out of 4 stars

uuu

The Crazy Heart soundtrack is another big winner for producer T-Bone Burnett. He has brought us Grammy award winning music like O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack and the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss collaboration. Burnett has found another surprising country music star in Jeff Bridges. Bridges does an excellent job as a broken-down country singer named Bad Blakes. The soundtrack opens up with "Hold On You" by Bridges and continues through classic songs from Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings and Louvin Brothers. The album closes out with hot new artist Ryan Bingham’s theme song for the film "The Weary Kind" which just won Bringham the Golden Globe award. The biggest surprise has to be Collin Farrell who sings "Gone, Gone, Gone." He might sound better than most of the country artist to come out lately. You will be so surprised how incredible this soundtrack is and how popular it gets in 2010.

4 out of 4 stars

(Mike Haddin is the owner and operator of Imagine Music, New Castle.)

Text Only

Entertainment

Movie preview: "Men In Black 3”
Plot: After 15 years of working with aliens from all across the cosmos, Agent J (Will Smith) is sure he's seen it all. But just when he's getting the hang of the game, he learns that history has inexplicably been rewritten.

May 24, 2012 1 Photo
Movie preview: "Chernobyl Diaries”
Plot: An extreme vacation turns terrifying when a group of friends visit the Chernobyl disaster site, then find themselves stranded in the abandoned city only to discover that they are not alone.

May 24, 2012 1 Photo
VIDEO: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse

The solar eclipse that took place Sunday evening was an annular eclipse, one in which the moon blocks almost all of the sun. Some of the best viewing was in Asia, as with this video filmed in Japan.

May 22, 2012 1 Photo
Klipsch Music Center 2012
The Klipsch Music Center proudly kicks off its 2012 Coors Light Concert Series with some of today's hottest superstars and some of the best emerging artists.

May 21, 2012
Still time to see The Music Man
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Road, Indianapolis, has a long-standing and well established tradition of providing delicious food and delightful live theatre. The current production of the Meredith Willson classic The Music Man certainly continues that tradition.

May 16, 2012 1 Photo
Wizard of Oz coming to Beef & Boards
It's the tale that taught us "there's no place like home!" Join Dorothy, Toto and their friends as they follow the yellow brick road to see The Wizard of Oz at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre starting May 31.

May 16, 2012 1 Photo
Upcoming local entertainment 051512
The Rushville Music Study Club will present their annual program at 7:30 p.m. May 30 at Main Street Christian Church.

May 15, 2012
Movie preview: "Dark Shadows”
Plot: Entombed for 200 years after betraying vengeful witch Angelique Bouchard, 18th century vampire Barnabas Collins returns to Collinwood Manor in 1972, only to find his estate in ruins and his family plagued by macabre secrets in director Tim Burton's reboot of the popular supernatural soap opera.

May 9, 2012 1 Photo
Upcoming entertainment 050912
Rush County Chamber of Commerce will once again sponsor the Kelly Miller Circus for two exciting shows at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 14 at the Rush County Fairgrounds.

May 9, 2012
GardenFest is May 19
GardenFest, hosted by Rush County Master Gardeners & Friends, will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 at the Rush County Fairgrounds. Admission is free.

May 9, 2012
More Entertainment Headlines

Entertainment

Search Results

Discussion

Critic’s Corner: "Ocean Eyes" is happy-go-lucky album

Site Map

Contact Us