Owl City, is a weird guy. I like his music, but I know a lot of people hate it, and somethings about it seem off. I came to a stunning conclusion as to why today, its because its to perfect. His music is the audio equivalent to the visuals in Avatar. So fake it gives you a disconnect despite the fact that its suppose to be amazing.
Using musical progressions that shy away from to sharp or to flat notes, adding in sound effects like the Alien Horn from fl studio's plug in pack (Fireflies), and auto tuning the voice away from a robotic or natural sound into some creepy mid ground that makes you feel uncomfortable. This combination of studio magic combined with song writing about fantastical imaginary worlds where you are to believe Adam Young's life is some fantastic indie movie like 500 Days of Summer....except its a fantasy movie also, like Avatar.
Thinking about this in those terms its weird, but its like you listen to Fireflies for the first time it makes you happy, then you get sad because you know that fantastical world described doesn't exist, thus having a bad feeling associated with the song. Kind of a weird thought...
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