fbpx
Wikipedia

Mobile Orchestra

January 01, 1970

Mobile Orchestra is the fifth studio album by American electronica project Owl City, which was released on July 10, 2015.[3] The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200. This is the project's last album under Republic Records before releasing subsequent albums independently.

Mobile Orchestra
Studio album by
Owl City
ReleasedJuly 10, 2015
Recorded2014-2015
StudioSky Harbor Studios, Owatonna, Minnesota; The Terrarium (Minneapolis, MN)
Genre
Length35:49
LabelRepublic
Producer
Owl City chronology
The Best of Owl City
(2014) 		Mobile Orchestra
(2015) 		Reel 1
(2017)
Singles from Mobile Orchestra
  1. "Verge"
    Released: May 14, 2015
  2. "My Everything"
    Released: June 5, 2015
  3. "Unbelievable"
    Released: June 26, 2015

Young collaborated with several artists to provide additional vocals for the other songs on the album: English artist Sarah Russell for the track called "Thunderstruck", Jake Owen for the country pop song called "Back Home", Avicii's "Wake Me Up" vocalist Aloe Blacc for the graduation-themed song "Verge", and Hanson for the song "Unbelievable".

Background edit

In 2014, Owl City released an EP called Ultraviolet and released "Beautiful Times" as the lead single.[4] Following the release, Young stated his intent to release a steady "series of EPs" in 2014 rather than one larger recording.[5] On October 7, 2014, Young released two new songs simultaneously, "You're Not Alone" (featuring Britt Nicole) and "Tokyo" (featuring Sekai no Owari).[6] The former would eventually become part of the international edition of the album while the latter would become the fourth track of the Japanese edition. The song "Up All Night" from the extended play Ultraviolet was included on the Japanese edition of the album as well.[7]

On April 19, 2015, Owl City made an announcement stating that a new full-length album would be released in the summer.[8] On May 12, 2015, the album name was revealed along with its artwork, track listing and release date was announced despite his intentions to release a series of EPs instead of a full-length album.[9]

In an interview with Billboard, he revealed the intent behind the name of the album saying, "The title is kind of a pun on the fact that I have a hard time switching off the creative side of my brain. Therefore, I'm always working on some lyric or some rhyme or some melody that won't leave me alone. The blessing and the curse of how all this amazing technology now fits in a little box, in a laptop. The blessing and the curse is that you can always be working on something, literally anywhere. On the airplane, I'll probably do that later today. I'll probably be on the flight, putting my headphones on, just messing around. You can be on buses and trains. The idea is that, with all the technology, one guy sitting in front of a laptop can create the sound of an 80-person symphony. All the moving parts and all the bells and whistles. That's the cool imagery for what I do."[10]

Singles edit

After the song was previewed on ESPN's "Draft Academy" on May 5, it was announced that "Verge", featuring Aloe Blacc, would be released on May 14 as the album's lead single.[11] A lyric video of "Verge" was later published on Owl City's Vevo channel on YouTube on May 13, 2015, along with an announcement for an upcoming music video.[12] The music video for the song premiered via Yahoo! Entertainment on May 28, 2015.[13] The song peaked at number 44 on the Japan Hot 100.[14]

On June 5, 2015, "My Everything" was released as the second single.[15] The music video for the song premiered that same day via VEVO and YouTube.[16] The song peaked at number 22 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[17] The song was serviced to Christian radio on July 31, 2015.[18]

On June 26, 2015, "Unbelievable", featuring Hanson, was released.[19] An animated music video for the song was released on June 29, 2015.[20] The song peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[17]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[21]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [22]
The A.V. ClubC+[23]
CCM Magazine     [24]
Cross Rhythms          [25]
The Guardian     [26]
HM Magazine     [1]
New York Daily News     [27]
PPCORN     [28]
USA Today    [29]
Worship Leader     [30]

The album received mixed reviews from music critics before its release. Brian Mansfield, rating the album two and a half stars out of four at USA Today, opines, "Young's light-hearted approach doesn't always work, though, even when his heart's in the right place".[29] Awarding the album four stars from CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis states, "he has never been shy about his faith, which continues alongside the mounds of sugary surges that permeate...Mobile Orchestra".[24] Sarah Brehm, giving the album three stars at HM Magazine, writes, "Mobile Orchestra is a solid electronica album".[1] Rating the album four stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Scott Fryberger describes, "another solid pop album...Mobile Orchestra is a big, fat, shiny diamond".[31] Jessica Morris, indicating in a four and a half star review by PPCORN, says, "Mobile Orchestra is unpredictable, electric, vibrant and full of meaning...absolutely fantastic".[28] Signaling in a four and a half star review from New Release Today, states, "Mobile Orchestra is easily the best alternative music album of the year...this album is chock-full of optimistic messages about love, faith and life wrapped around some incredibly hooky beats and dance floor tempos".[32] Justin Sarachik of BREATHEcast commended the album commenting, "Overall Owl City's Mobile Orchestra is an intense musical symphony from all fronts that not only tickles the ears, but pulls on the heartstrings with hope, positivity, and encouragement. Adam Young unabashedly expresses his faith and beliefs on these songs, and does so to a mainstream audience without so much of a hint of holding back. Mobile Orchestra is a great release for Owl City, and a sure fire hit with some staying people."[33] Reviewing for The National newspaper, Saeed Saeed also praised the album overall, rating it three stars and cited "Verge", "Back Home" and "My Everything" as the highlights of the album but was less positive to "Unbelievable" and "Bird With a Broken Wing".[34] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe commented on the album positively saying, "Six years after the commercial breakthrough "Fireflies," Owl City's Adam Young has virtually mastered his poppy electronica-lite formula, and aims straight for the mainstream with this earnest, eager-to-please new work. These carefully manicured, melodic songs are much too transparent and lightweight, though, to leave much of an impression."[35]

Despite its positive reviews, the album is not without its detractors. Opining for New York Daily News, Jim Farber gave the album 2 stars out of five saying, "Everything on the new album by Owl City sounds as if it was recorded by children, or trolls. In fact, it was largely created by an adult male: Adam Young, who uses Owl City as his stage name. From his first international smash, “Fireflies" in 2009, Young has specialized in candy-coated electronics, kiddie melodies and lyrics that could make a motivational speaker seem suicidally depressed."[27] Rating the album also two out of five stars, Tshepo Mokoena of The Guardian also criticized the album saying, "Mobile Orchestra attempts to package and sell the intimacy of relationships. Unfortunately, the results are so poorly executed they feel almost insulting, employing cliches and metaphors rather than digging into the terrifying vulnerability and pulsating rush that accompanies romantic love." She added that the album is "unoriginal and twee" but "destined for commercial success."[26] Randall Colburn, signaling with a C+ grade from The A.V. Club, believes, "It's both reassuring and mildly disappointing, then, that Mobile Orchestra finds Young branching out both sonically and lyrically...Nothing on Mobile Orchestra indicates he's found his new muse, but it reveals a well of passion for that discovery."[23] Randy W. Cross, rating the album three and a half stars at Worship Leader, writes, "Mobile Orchestra is replete with the beats that brought throngs of fans to the Owl City sound."[30]

In response to negative feedback, Young said in an interview with Billboard that, "There's definitely a trick. With anything that you do, for anybody, there's always going to be somebody who loves it, somebody who hates it, somebody in the middle. I feel like I read a stat once that was like, "If you put something out, there's 5% of everyone who loves it, 5% who hates it, and 90% of people who just kind of check it out and move on." So, it's definitely a trick to not dwell on the good or the bad. In terms of reading reviews online and things like that, I feel like I've nailed down a super healthy approach at that stuff. So, I will definitely check it out a little bit, but the moment it feels like I'm dwelling on it too much or thinking about it too much, I step back and remember at the end of the day, I've just got to do the best job that I know how to do and just be sincere and be honest, try to do the right thing. At the end of the day, people will talk and that's totally cool and I'll just keep fighting the good fight."[10]

Commercial performance edit

Mobile Orchestra debuted and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 selling 16,000 copies first week.[10][36] The album also debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart with first week sales of under 2,000 units.[37]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Adam Young except where noted

International edition[38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Verge" (featuring Aloe Blacc)
3:33
2."I Found Love" 3:39
3."Thunderstruck" (featuring Sarah Russell) 4:07
4."My Everything" 3:45
5."Unbelievable" (featuring Hanson)
3:13
6."Bird with a Broken Wing" 3:55
7."Back Home" (featuring Jake Owen)
  • Young
  • Thiessen
  • Wright
3:09
8."Can't Live Without You" 3:11
9."You're Not Alone" (featuring Britt Nicole) 3:54
10."This Isn't the End" 3:23
Total length:35:49
Japanese edition[39]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mobile Orchestra" 0:35
2."Verge" (featuring Aloe Blacc)
  • Blacc
  • Young
  • Thiessen
  • Wright
3:33
3."Up All Night" 3:51
4."Tokyo" (featuring Sekai no Owari) 3:39
5."I Found Love" 3:39
6."Unbelievable" (featuring Hanson)
  • Young
  • Hanson
  • Thiessen
  • Wright
3:13
7."My Everything" 3:45
8."Back Home" (featuring Jake Owen)
  • Young
  • Thiessen
  • Wright
3:09
9."Bird With a Broken Wing" 3:55
10."Thunderstruck" (featuring Sarah Russell) 4:07
11."This Isn't the End" 3:23
12."You're Not Alone" (featuring Britt Nicole) 3:54
13."Can't Live Without You" 3:11
Total length:43:54

Personnel edit

Source: Mobile Orchestra (Liner notes). Owl City. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

Charts edit

Chart performance for Mobile Orchestra
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 161
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 144
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[43] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[44] 83
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[45] 40
South Korean Albums (Circle)[46] 59
UK Albums (OCC)[47] 98
US Billboard 200[10] 11

Release history edit

Region Date Edition Format Label Ref.
Worldwide July 10, 2015 Standard
Japan
  • Bonus track
  • Commentary
 Universal [48]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Brehm, Sarah (June 5, 2015). "Owl City - Mobile Orchestra". HM Magazine. from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Owl City reveals new album, 'Mobile Orchestra'". Alternative Press. May 11, 2015. from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Matt Crane (April 8, 2014). "Owl City streams new single, Beautiful Times (ft. Lindsey Stirling)". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ . FreQazoid. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Owl City releases singles featuring Britt Nicole and Senkai No Owari". Cross Rhythms. October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Owl City - Mobile Orchestra (Japanese Edition)". HMV. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Tyler Sharp (April 21, 2015). . Alternative Press. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  9. ^ . OwlCitymusic.com. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d "Owl City Talks 'Mobile Orchestra' Album, Criticism & His Love of Country Music". Billboard. July 22, 2015. from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  11. ^ "ESPN Music on Twitter". Twitter. from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  12. ^ Herb Longs (May 17, 2015). "Owl City Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Lyric Video". from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  13. ^ Wendy Geller (May 28, 2015). "See It First: Owl City Debuts Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc". Yahoo! Music. from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "My Everything - Single by Owl City". Spotify. from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  16. ^ John Bazley (June 7, 2015). "Owl City streams My Everything from upcoming album, Mobile Orchestra". Alternative Press. from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  17. ^ a b . Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "NEWS: Owl City Releases New Album, Set to Perform on The Today Show with Hanson". July 11, 2015. from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "One more day until "Unbelievable (ft. @HansonMusic )" hits – pre-order my album and get the song first thing tmrw!!". Twitter.com. from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  20. ^ Amanda Bell (June 29, 2015). "The '90s Nostalgia Is 'Unbelievable' In Hanson's Owl City Cameo". MTV. from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  21. ^ "Mobile Orchestra by Owl City". Metacritic. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  22. ^ Phares, Heather. "Mobile Orchestra– Owl City". AllMusic. from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  23. ^ a b Colburn, Randall (July 10, 2015). "Owl City tries to transcend its twee-tronica roots on Mobile Orchestra". The A.V. Club. from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  24. ^ a b Argyrakis, Andy (June 15, 2015). "Owl City: Mobile Orchestra". CCM Magazine. from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  25. ^ Cummings, Tony (March 2, 2016). "Review: Mobile Orchestra - Owl City". Cross Rhythms. from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  26. ^ a b Mokoena, Tshepo (July 9, 2015). "Owl City: Mobile Orchestra review – bland, twee and bound to be huge". The Guardian. from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  27. ^ a b Farber, Jim (July 8, 2015). "Owl City's new album 'Mobile Orchestra' crashes and burns". New York Daily News. from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  28. ^ a b Morris, Jessica (July 5, 2015). "Owl City: 'Mobile Orchestra' Track-by-Track Album Review". Music Snake. from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  29. ^ a b Mansfield, Brian (July 6, 2015). "Album of the Week: Owl City goes 'Mobile'". USA Today. from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  30. ^ a b Cross, Randy W. . Worship Leader. p. 96. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  31. ^ Fryberger, Scott (July 6, 2015). "Owl City, "Mobile Orchestra" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  32. ^ Davis, Kevin (July 9, 2015). "Feeling the Love". New Release Today. from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  33. ^ Sarachik, Justin (July 9, 2015). "Owl City's 'Mobile Orchestra' Powerfully Sends Catchy Electro-Pop Encouragement with Aloe Blacc, Hanson, & Britt Nicole [REVIEW]". BREATHEcast. from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  34. ^ Saeed, Saeed (July 20, 2015). "Album review: Mobile Orchestra – Owl City". The National. from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  35. ^ Ken, Capobianco (July 9, 2015). "Owl City, 'Mobile Orchestra'". The Boston Globe. from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  36. ^ Ryan Book (July 22, 2015). "No 'Shame' as Tyrese Tops Albums Chart, Kidz Bop and R5 Debut New Albums". from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  37. ^ David Farrell (July 21, 2015). "On the Charts This Week: July 21st". FYI Music News. from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  38. ^ "Mobile Orchestra by Owl City - iTunes (U.S. Store)". iTunes. from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  39. ^ "Mobile Orchestra by Owl City - iTunes (Japanese Store)". iTunes. from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  40. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Owl City – Mobile Orchestra". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  41. ^ "Ultratop.be – Owl City – Mobile Orchestra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  42. ^ "Ultratop.be – Owl City – Mobile Orchestra" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  43. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  44. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Owl City – Mobile Orchestra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  45. ^ "オーシャン・アイズ | Owl City" [Ocean Eyes | Owl City] (in Japanese). Oricon. from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  46. ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2015.07.12~2015.07.18" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  47. ^ "Owl City | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  48. ^ [1] [permanent dead link]

January 01, 1970
mobile, orchestra, fifth, studio, album, american, electronica, project, city, which, released, july, 2015, album, debuted, number, billboard, this, project, last, album, under, republic, records, before, releasing, subsequent, albums, independently, studio, a. Mobile Orchestra is the fifth studio album by American electronica project Owl City which was released on July 10 2015 3 The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 This is the project s last album under Republic Records before releasing subsequent albums independently Mobile OrchestraStudio album by Owl CityReleasedJuly 10 2015Recorded2014 2015StudioSky Harbor Studios Owatonna Minnesota The Terrarium Minneapolis MN GenreElectropop synth pop EDM electronica 1 Length35 49LabelRepublicProducerAloe Blacc Joshua Crosby Joey Moi Ryan Williamson Adam Young 2 Owl City chronologyThe Best of Owl City 2014 Mobile Orchestra 2015 Reel 1 2017 Singles from Mobile Orchestra Verge Released May 14 2015 My Everything Released June 5 2015 Unbelievable Released June 26 2015 Young collaborated with several artists to provide additional vocals for the other songs on the album English artist Sarah Russell for the track called Thunderstruck Jake Owen for the country pop song called Back Home Avicii s Wake Me Up vocalist Aloe Blacc for the graduation themed song Verge and Hanson for the song Unbelievable Contents 1 Background 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 ReferencesBackground editIn 2014 Owl City released an EP called Ultraviolet and released Beautiful Times as the lead single 4 Following the release Young stated his intent to release a steady series of EPs in 2014 rather than one larger recording 5 On October 7 2014 Young released two new songs simultaneously You re Not Alone featuring Britt Nicole and Tokyo featuring Sekai no Owari 6 The former would eventually become part of the international edition of the album while the latter would become the fourth track of the Japanese edition The song Up All Night from the extended play Ultraviolet was included on the Japanese edition of the album as well 7 On April 19 2015 Owl City made an announcement stating that a new full length album would be released in the summer 8 On May 12 2015 the album name was revealed along with its artwork track listing and release date was announced despite his intentions to release a series of EPs instead of a full length album 9 In an interview with Billboard he revealed the intent behind the name of the album saying The title is kind of a pun on the fact that I have a hard time switching off the creative side of my brain Therefore I m always working on some lyric or some rhyme or some melody that won t leave me alone The blessing and the curse of how all this amazing technology now fits in a little box in a laptop The blessing and the curse is that you can always be working on something literally anywhere On the airplane I ll probably do that later today I ll probably be on the flight putting my headphones on just messing around You can be on buses and trains The idea is that with all the technology one guy sitting in front of a laptop can create the sound of an 80 person symphony All the moving parts and all the bells and whistles That s the cool imagery for what I do 10 Singles editAfter the song was previewed on ESPN s Draft Academy on May 5 it was announced that Verge featuring Aloe Blacc would be released on May 14 as the album s lead single 11 A lyric video of Verge was later published on Owl City s Vevo channel on YouTube on May 13 2015 along with an announcement for an upcoming music video 12 The music video for the song premiered via Yahoo Entertainment on May 28 2015 13 The song peaked at number 44 on the Japan Hot 100 14 On June 5 2015 My Everything was released as the second single 15 The music video for the song premiered that same day via VEVO and YouTube 16 The song peaked at number 22 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart 17 The song was serviced to Christian radio on July 31 2015 18 On June 26 2015 Unbelievable featuring Hanson was released 19 An animated music video for the song was released on June 29 2015 20 The song peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart 17 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic53 100 21 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 The A V ClubC 23 CCM Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 Cross Rhythms nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 HM Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 New York Daily News nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 PPCORN nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 28 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 Worship Leader nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 The album received mixed reviews from music critics before its release Brian Mansfield rating the album two and a half stars out of four at USA Today opines Young s light hearted approach doesn t always work though even when his heart s in the right place 29 Awarding the album four stars from CCM Magazine Andy Argyrakis states he has never been shy about his faith which continues alongside the mounds of sugary surges that permeate Mobile Orchestra 24 Sarah Brehm giving the album three stars at HM Magazine writes Mobile Orchestra is a solid electronica album 1 Rating the album four stars for Jesus Freak Hideout Scott Fryberger describes another solid pop album Mobile Orchestra is a big fat shiny diamond 31 Jessica Morris indicating in a four and a half star review by PPCORN says Mobile Orchestra is unpredictable electric vibrant and full of meaning absolutely fantastic 28 Signaling in a four and a half star review from New Release Today states Mobile Orchestra is easily the best alternative music album of the year this album is chock full of optimistic messages about love faith and life wrapped around some incredibly hooky beats and dance floor tempos 32 Justin Sarachik of BREATHEcast commended the album commenting Overall Owl City s Mobile Orchestra is an intense musical symphony from all fronts that not only tickles the ears but pulls on the heartstrings with hope positivity and encouragement Adam Young unabashedly expresses his faith and beliefs on these songs and does so to a mainstream audience without so much of a hint of holding back Mobile Orchestra is a great release for Owl City and a sure fire hit with some staying people 33 Reviewing for The National newspaper Saeed Saeed also praised the album overall rating it three stars and cited Verge Back Home and My Everything as the highlights of the album but was less positive to Unbelievable and Bird With a Broken Wing 34 Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe commented on the album positively saying Six years after the commercial breakthrough Fireflies Owl City s Adam Young has virtually mastered his poppy electronica lite formula and aims straight for the mainstream with this earnest eager to please new work These carefully manicured melodic songs are much too transparent and lightweight though to leave much of an impression 35 Despite its positive reviews the album is not without its detractors Opining for New York Daily News Jim Farber gave the album 2 stars out of five saying Everything on the new album by Owl City sounds as if it was recorded by children or trolls In fact it was largely created by an adult male Adam Young who uses Owl City as his stage name From his first international smash Fireflies in 2009 Young has specialized in candy coated electronics kiddie melodies and lyrics that could make a motivational speaker seem suicidally depressed 27 Rating the album also two out of five stars Tshepo Mokoena of The Guardian also criticized the album saying Mobile Orchestra attempts to package and sell the intimacy of relationships Unfortunately the results are so poorly executed they feel almost insulting employing cliches and metaphors rather than digging into the terrifying vulnerability and pulsating rush that accompanies romantic love She added that the album is unoriginal and twee but destined for commercial success 26 Randall Colburn signaling with a C grade from The A V Club believes It s both reassuring and mildly disappointing then that Mobile Orchestra finds Young branching out both sonically and lyrically Nothing on Mobile Orchestra indicates he s found his new muse but it reveals a well of passion for that discovery 23 Randy W Cross rating the album three and a half stars at Worship Leader writes Mobile Orchestra is replete with the beats that brought throngs of fans to the Owl City sound 30 In response to negative feedback Young said in an interview with Billboard that There s definitely a trick With anything that you do for anybody there s always going to be somebody who loves it somebody who hates it somebody in the middle I feel like I read a stat once that was like If you put something out there s 5 of everyone who loves it 5 who hates it and 90 of people who just kind of check it out and move on So it s definitely a trick to not dwell on the good or the bad In terms of reading reviews online and things like that I feel like I ve nailed down a super healthy approach at that stuff So I will definitely check it out a little bit but the moment it feels like I m dwelling on it too much or thinking about it too much I step back and remember at the end of the day I ve just got to do the best job that I know how to do and just be sincere and be honest try to do the right thing At the end of the day people will talk and that s totally cool and I ll just keep fighting the good fight 10 Commercial performance editMobile Orchestra debuted and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 selling 16 000 copies first week 10 36 The album also debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart with first week sales of under 2 000 units 37 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Adam Young except where notedInternational edition 38 No TitleWriter s Length1 Verge featuring Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc Young Matthew Thiessen Emily Wright3 332 I Found Love 3 393 Thunderstruck featuring Sarah Russell 4 074 My Everything 3 455 Unbelievable featuring Hanson Young Isaac Hanson Thiessen Wright3 136 Bird with a Broken Wing 3 557 Back Home featuring Jake Owen Young Thiessen Wright3 098 Can t Live Without You 3 119 You re Not Alone featuring Britt Nicole 3 5410 This Isn t the End 3 23Total length 35 49 Japanese edition 39 No TitleWriter s Length1 Mobile Orchestra 0 352 Verge featuring Aloe Blacc Blacc Young Thiessen Wright3 333 Up All Night 3 514 Tokyo featuring Sekai no Owari 3 395 I Found Love 3 396 Unbelievable featuring Hanson Young Hanson Thiessen Wright3 137 My Everything 3 458 Back Home featuring Jake Owen Young Thiessen Wright3 099 Bird With a Broken Wing 3 5510 Thunderstruck featuring Sarah Russell 4 0711 This Isn t the End 3 2312 You re Not Alone featuring Britt Nicole 3 5413 Can t Live Without You 3 11Total length 43 54Personnel editOwl City Adam Young vocals producer all instrumentation except on track 2 and 9 mixing on track 2 3 6 7 and 8 Additional musicians Aloe Blacc additional vocals additional production vocal producer for Aloe Blacc track 1 Sarah Russell additional vocals vocal producer for Sarah Russell track 3 Hanson additional vocals on track 5 Jake Owen additional vocals on track 7 Britt Nicole additional vocals on track 9 Sekai no Owari additional vocals on track 4 Japan edition Stephanie Lauren backing vocals on track 1 Matthew Thiessen backing vocals on track 1 Emily Wright backing vocals on track 1 vocal producer for Sekai no Owari Abbey Olmsted backing vocals on track 1 and 4 Minneapolis Youth Chorus choir vocals on track 5 Jasper Nephew guitars on track 2 and 9 Bryan Fowler additional guitars on track 9 mixing assistant on track 4 Album production Steve Bursky executive producer Ryan Williamson vocal producer for Hanson Joey Moi vocal producer for Jake Owen Joshua Crosby vocal producer for Britt Nicole Matt Hoopes vocal producer for Stephanie Lauren Christopher Stevens mixing on track 4 and 9 additional programming on track 9 Robert Orton mixing on track 5 and 10 mixing on track 3 Japan edition Jerrico Scroggins mixing assistant on track 9 Ted Jensen mastering Ben Adelson A amp R Rob Stevenson A amp R Rob Helmstetter artwork Source Mobile Orchestra Liner notes Owl City 2015 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Charts editChart performance for Mobile Orchestra Chart 2015 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 40 33 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 41 161 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 42 144 Canadian Albums Billboard 43 5 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 44 83 Japanese Albums Oricon 45 40 South Korean Albums Circle 46 59 UK Albums OCC 47 98 US Billboard 200 10 11Release history editRegion Date Edition Format Label Ref Worldwide July 10 2015 Standard CD digital download Republic Universal Japan Bonus track Commentary Universal 48 References edit a b c Brehm Sarah June 5 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra HM Magazine Archived from the original on June 8 2015 Retrieved June 17 2015 Credits AllMusic Archived from the original on August 17 2015 Retrieved August 2 2015 Owl City reveals new album Mobile Orchestra Alternative Press May 11 2015 Archived from the original on August 12 2022 Retrieved May 12 2015 Matt Crane April 8 2014 Owl City streams new single Beautiful Times ft Lindsey Stirling Alternative Press Retrieved October 8 2023 Owl City Announces New EPs For 2014 FreQazoid April 8 2014 Archived from the original on April 21 2014 Retrieved July 17 2015 Owl City releases singles featuring Britt Nicole and Senkai No Owari Cross Rhythms October 13 2014 Retrieved March 3 2023 Owl City Mobile Orchestra Japanese Edition HMV Retrieved October 8 2023 Tyler Sharp April 21 2015 Owl City to return this summer with a new album Alternative Press Archived from the original on April 25 2015 Retrieved October 8 2023 OWL CITY ANNOUNCES MOBILE ORCHESTRA AVAILABLE JULY 10TH OwlCitymusic com May 12 2015 Archived from the original on July 23 2015 Retrieved July 23 2015 a b c d Owl City Talks Mobile Orchestra Album Criticism amp His Love of Country Music Billboard July 22 2015 Archived from the original on July 25 2015 Retrieved July 23 2015 ESPN Music on Twitter Twitter Archived from the original on August 28 2020 Retrieved May 6 2015 Herb Longs May 17 2015 Owl City Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Lyric Video Archived from the original on February 4 2023 Retrieved February 4 2023 Wendy Geller May 28 2015 See It First Owl City Debuts Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Yahoo Music Archived from the original on February 4 2023 Retrieved March 2 2023 Owl City Chart History Japan Hot 100 Billboard Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved March 2 2023 My Everything Single by Owl City Spotify Archived from the original on February 28 2023 Retrieved March 2 2023 John Bazley June 7 2015 Owl City streams My Everything from upcoming album Mobile Orchestra Alternative Press Archived from the original on February 10 2023 Retrieved March 2 2023 a b Owl City Chart History Christian Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved March 2 2023 NEWS Owl City Releases New Album Set to Perform on The Today Show with Hanson July 11 2015 Archived from the original on February 28 2023 Retrieved March 18 2023 One more day until Unbelievable ft HansonMusic hits pre order my album and get the song first thing tmrw Twitter com Archived from the original on June 20 2022 Retrieved June 24 2022 Amanda Bell June 29 2015 The 90s Nostalgia Is Unbelievable In Hanson s Owl City Cameo MTV Archived from the original on March 2 2023 Retrieved March 2 2023 Mobile Orchestra by Owl City Metacritic Archived from the original on May 19 2017 Retrieved October 28 2016 Phares Heather Mobile Orchestra Owl City AllMusic Archived from the original on July 2 2015 Retrieved July 10 2015 a b Colburn Randall July 10 2015 Owl City tries to transcend its twee tronica roots on Mobile Orchestra The A V Club Archived from the original on July 11 2015 Retrieved July 10 2015 a b Argyrakis Andy June 15 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra CCM Magazine Archived from the original on June 17 2015 Retrieved June 17 2015 Cummings Tony March 2 2016 Review Mobile Orchestra Owl City Cross Rhythms Archived from the original on March 2 2016 Retrieved March 5 2016 a b Mokoena Tshepo July 9 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra review bland twee and bound to be huge The Guardian Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 9 2015 a b Farber Jim July 8 2015 Owl City s new album Mobile Orchestra crashes and burns New York Daily News Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 8 2015 a b Morris Jessica July 5 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra Track by Track Album Review Music Snake Archived from the original on July 6 2015 Retrieved July 6 2015 a b Mansfield Brian July 6 2015 Album of the Week Owl City goes Mobile USA Today Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 7 2015 a b Cross Randy W Owl City Mobile Orchestra Worship Leader p 96 Archived from the original on December 11 2015 Retrieved August 27 2015 Fryberger Scott July 6 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra Review Jesus Freak Hideout Archived from the original on July 6 2015 Retrieved July 6 2015 Davis Kevin July 9 2015 Feeling the Love New Release Today Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 10 2015 Sarachik Justin July 9 2015 Owl City s Mobile Orchestra Powerfully Sends Catchy Electro Pop Encouragement with Aloe Blacc Hanson amp Britt Nicole REVIEW BREATHEcast Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 9 2015 Saeed Saeed July 20 2015 Album review Mobile Orchestra Owl City The National Archived from the original on July 22 2015 Retrieved July 20 2015 Ken Capobianco July 9 2015 Owl City Mobile Orchestra The Boston Globe Archived from the original on July 21 2015 Retrieved July 20 2015 Ryan Book July 22 2015 No Shame as Tyrese Tops Albums Chart Kidz Bop and R5 Debut New Albums Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved March 4 2023 David Farrell July 21 2015 On the Charts This Week July 21st FYI Music News Archived from the original on February 5 2023 Retrieved February 5 2023 Mobile Orchestra by Owl City iTunes U S Store iTunes Archived from the original on May 18 2015 Retrieved May 16 2015 Mobile Orchestra by Owl City iTunes Japanese Store iTunes Archived from the original on May 18 2015 Retrieved May 13 2015 Australiancharts com Owl City Mobile Orchestra Hung Medien Retrieved July 18 2015 Ultratop be Owl City Mobile Orchestra in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved July 18 2015 Ultratop be Owl City Mobile Orchestra in French Hung Medien Retrieved July 18 2015 Owl City Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved April 29 2023 Dutchcharts nl Owl City Mobile Orchestra in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved July 18 2015 オーシャン アイズ Owl City Ocean Eyes Owl City in Japanese Oricon Archived from the original on January 25 2023 Retrieved February 2 2023 South Korea Circle Album Chart On the page select 2015 07 12 2015 07 18 to obtain the corresponding chart Circle Chart Retrieved August 6 2023 Owl City Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 18 2015 1 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mobile Orchestra amp oldid 1217280257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.