At Home with Owen
At Home with Owen is the fourth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella under the name Owen. It was released on November 7, 2006, on Polyvinyl Records. In November and December, Owen went on a US tour alongside Copeland, The Appleseed Cast and Acute.[2] The music video for "One of These Days" premiered through Polyvinyl's vodcast on December 6, 2006.[3] In January 2007, Kinsella toured Japan with Make Believe; in March and April 2007, he went on a US tour with Rocky Votolato and Drag the River.[4]
| At Home with Owen | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 7, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Semaphore Recording, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 37:40 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl Records, Hobbledehoy Record Co. | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Absolutepunk | (8.5/10) link |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| PopMatters | link |
| PunkNews | link |
| Sputnikmusic | (5/5) link |
| Ultimate-Guitar.com | (7.7/10) link |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad News" | 6:30 |
| 2. | "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Bags of Bones" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Use Your Words" | 4:27 |
| 5. | "A Bird in Hand" | 7:33 |
| 6. | "Windows and Doorways" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Femme Fatale" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "One of These Days" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 37:40 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "A Fever" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Stolen Bike" | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 45:44 | |
Personnel
- Mike Kinsella - guitar, vocals
- Guest musicians
- Kristina Dutton - violin
- Andy Rader - upright bass
- Jamie Burns - vocals
- Gillian Lisee - vocals
Trivia
- "Femme Fatale" is a cover of The Velvet Underground song with the same name from the album The Velvet Underground & Nico.
- "Stolen Bike" is a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "Stolen Car" from the album "The River".
- "Pietro Crespi" from the song "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" is a reference to Mike's car, named after the character from the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez.
References
- Hage, Erik. At Home with Owen at AllMusic
- August, Justin (September 9, 2007). "Copeland / the Appleseed Cast / Owen / Acute". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- Paul, Aubin (December 6, 2006). "Owen debuts 'One of These Days' video". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- Paul, Aubin (January 27, 2007). "Owen with Rocky Votolato / Drag the River, Make Believe". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
External links
- Owen's Webpage
- Owen's Myspace
- Interview with Mike Kinsella about At Home With Owen from herohill.com
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