At Home With OwenAt Home With Owen
Owen is Mike Kinsella. Drummer of Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc and Owls. Guitarist and vocalist of American Football. And for the past five years, solo singer-songwriter. Previous efforts found him collaborating often with his brother Tim and at times with their cousin Nate. The Kinsella's collective output spans almost two decades and about a dozen bands, largely shaping the Midwestern indie scene.
On November 7, Polyvinyl Records will release Mike's fourth solo full-length, At Home With. As before, delicately plucked acoustic guitar strings dominate the album. Light percussion, haunting cello and gentle piano provide accompaniment. It's the perfect backdrop to his fragile vocals. Somber and brilliant.
Listen to the album in its entirety. You may find it hits closer to home than expected.
The introspective lyrics explore themes beyond the familiar love and loss, though those ideas are not entirely absent. Other songs deal with the trials of touring, self-important friends, broken bones, growing up and the death of a father.
It's the first Owen release he didn't record entirely on his own. This time he had sessions at Sephamore Studios with Nate Kinsella (who also plays on the record) and at Engine Studios with Brian Deck (whose production credits include Iron & Wine and Modest Mouse).
The result is the most fully realized album of Mike Kinsella's solo career.
Track listing and tour dates after the jump.
Track Listing
1. Bad News2. The Sad Waltzes Of Pietro Crespi
3. Bags of Bones
4. Use Your Words
5. A Bird in Hand
6. Windows and Doorways
7. Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground cover)
8. One of These Days
Tour Dates
(with Joan of Arc and Our Brother the Native, unless noted)- Aug 31: Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
- Sept 1: Dayton, OH @ The Night Owl
- Sept 2: Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
- Sept 3: Allston, MA @ Great Scott
- Sept 4: Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion
- Sept 5: Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
- Sept 6: New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
- Sept 7: Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
- Sept 8: Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
- Sept 23: Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club (w/ Headlights, of Montreal)
someone please tell me how/where to get this leaked album.
AIM- cm084