Owl City is an American electronic music project founded in 2007 by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young. Gaining international acclaim with the 2009 hit single "Fireflies," Owl ...

Adam Young, a.k.a. Owl City, is best known for his twinkling, melodic and emotive electro-pop. His biggest single to date, 2009's "Fireflies," perfectly encapsulates Owl City's bright, charming ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Young had never seen the ocean with his own eyes, but that didn't stop him from writing and recording an album called "Ocean Eyes." The CD cover's marine and coastal imagery gives ...

Since the dawn of time (or rather, since 2009), mankind has been haunted by an important unanswered question: What do the lyrics of Owl City’s “Fireflies” mean? Specifically, the line “Cause I’d get a ...

When the house lights went down, a roar went up to greet the shadowy figure who thwacked away behind the drum kit at first, before he made his way into the spotlight. The mystery man turned out to be ...

Ben Platt performs with the cast of Dear Evan Hansen onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards. Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions If ever a Broadway musical was begging for Owl City to cover one of ...

Owl City (really just a guy named Adam Young) is a bit of a conundrum. He’s perfectly fine to listen to, as long as you pretend that his music is specifically intended for very young children, like ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Of course he still remembers his first airplane ride. It was 10 years ago this year. He was still living in his parents' basement in Owatonna, Minn., and working a colorless job at the local Coca-Cola ...

The five things that made his Owl City music soar on the Web. 1 Boredom. Living in Owatonna with no siblings or musical friends gave him the time and desire to create, he said. 2 Good equipment. He ...

Last year, Owl City mastermind Adam Young scored the sleeper hit of the year with his debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the massive radio hit “Fireflies” and helped him earn fans in superstars ...

Who: Owl City, the solo electro-pop project of Minnesotan daydreamer Adam Young began three years ago, when he began recording warm, shimmering tunes in his parents’ basement in off-hours from his job ...