At Home with Owen is the fourth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella under the name Owen, released on November 7, 2006 through Polyvinyl Records.
| 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. | |||
| Owen chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Absolutepunk | (8.5/10) link |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| PopMatters |   link |
| Ultimate-Guitar.com | (7.7/10) link |
Release
editAt Home with Owen 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] In October 2007, Owen went on a US tour with Kevin Devine and Andy Hull.[5] They ended the year with a short, three-date East Coast tour in December 2007.[6]
Track listing
edit| 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
edit- Mike Kinsella - guitar, vocals
- Guest musicians
- Kristina Dutton - violin
- Andy Rader - upright bass
- Jamie Burns - vocals
- Gillian Lisee - vocals
Trivia
edit- "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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (September 26, 2007). "Owen / Kevin Devine / Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Reinecker, Meg (November 30, 2007). "Owen (East Coast)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.