Owen is the solo project of Chicago's own Mike Kinsella, and what a project it is. It's quite possible that lyrical genius has never been so wondrous and fantastical. It doesn't hurt that it helps to drown out the horridity (is that a word? apparently not) that is Drake's new song playing on the TV. But back to good music! Owen is indie with a little dash of folk, pure and simple. He's a master on the acoustic, and a master of words. Example? "Good Friends, Bad Habits."
Good friends with bad habits
And a tendency towards negligence
Just petty thieves and addicts
Don't hold anyone
This is one thing and one thing only: good music. In the world of music, where awful people are becoming popular and you see the same five videos over and over on a 4 hour cycle, there are artists like Mike Kinsella who are doing what they do best. Take a hint from him, world of music. Be good like him! Oh, and my absolute favourite line of the entire song?
Literary romantics
They'll fuck like Wilde
And they'll die like Hemingway
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