I love watching his Behind the Scenes videos. They always give a nice idea of his process.
After giving TMS a few runthroughs, I think this comes REAL close to Ocean Eyes for me. OE > TMS >> ATBAB, even though I loved ATBAB to death, the quality on this is just wonderful. Tbh, all the songs sound like they could smash as singles. I think I'm Coming After You should be next. It's pop radio's dream song.
I just listened to it, I'll give a first listen impression.
Musically, it's not very amusing, but as always with Adam that's an aspect of his music you always tend to ignore, leaving room to appreciate the warmth and the happiness he's trying to transmit instead. "Dreams And Disasters" is a great opener. The rest is mostly dreamy and grin-inducing. And the last three tracks are absolutely amazing. "Silhouette" is the absolute standout, the way the layers of sound build over the melancholic piano notes and I love how the chorus softly kicks in bigger and better every time. "Metropolis" and "Take It All Away" are the whole album from track 1 to 8 done right and better. They're uplifting, bright and the pounding is proper for both songs.
Adam just posted a demo of a new song "Beautiful Mystery" which snatches Midsummer Station's wig. Also a snippet of Hope You Think of Me studio version and a demo called Paper Tigers.
Adam just posted a demo of a new song "Beautiful Mystery" which snatches Midsummer Station's wig. Also a snippet of Hope You Think of Me studio version and a demo called Paper Tigers.
Omg they all sound amazing! I bet he posted them to appease the people complaining about the new style on MST. They sound like classic Owl City! Beautiful Mystery is I Hope You Think of Me sounds like it'll be amazing too.
Btw, he also posted his own remix to Dementia. It's slower paced but you can actually hear the difference between Adam and Mark's voice now.
I like all three too, but my standout is Beautiful Mystery. I hope he posts more, or comes out with an EP of the final versions on iTunes. I'm not here for that Shooting Star EP. Thankfully I found a way to, ahem, download the songs to my computer so I can put on my iPod.
Adam just posted a demo of a new song "Beautiful Mystery" which snatches Midsummer Station's wig. Also a snippet of Hope You Think of Me studio version and a demo called Paper Tigers.
I liked Ocean Eyes but kind of forgot about Adam until just recently. Just finished listening to TMS and I absolutely LOVE it. I really like Gold and Bombshell Blonde
I liked Ocean Eyes but kind of forgot about Adam until just recently. Just finished listening to TMS and I absolutely LOVE it. I really like Gold and Bombshell Blonde
Yass, stan for the king.
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Originally posted by Bea.
His music always makes me so happy.
His best since OE.
Adam is finally getting the recognition he deserves with this album.