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This just went up on Polyvinyl.  Early bird is 180 gram Red/Yellow Starbust /1000.  Standard is Blue/White Starburst.  Out July 29th

 

https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/the_king_of_whys

 

Owen – the acclaimed solo musical guise of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mike Kinsella – has made an astonishing leap forward with The King of Whys, the first work in his two-decade-plus career to be made entirely outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

Produced by S. Carey over 18 days last winter at April Base Studios in Eau Claire, WI, the album is Owen’s most inspired and evocative thus far, interpolating a group dynamic into what has long been an intensely intimate sound.

Songs like “The Desperate Act” and “Sleep Is A Myth” remain spare but with a distinctly outward shift in scope, their open-armed sonic range a perfect foil toKinsella’s evocative explorations of marriage, melancholia, and modern middle age.

Fraught with hurt and wry humor, The King of Whys is a portrait of a restless artist grappling with doubt and ghosts of the past but searching for meaning through candor, creativity, and an ardent need for emotional release.

“I think this record is totally romantic,” Kinsella says. “I told my wife, she wasn’t convinced. I said that this is how I get it all out of me. It leaves me more content to deal with reality.”

 

 

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9 minutes ago, The Butcha said:

I know I've only heard one song but this will probably be my AOTY. Because...Owen.

Oh, that is going to be tough. I'd normally agree, but IIOI and Nothing have given Owen a run for his money. I hope it does turn into my AOTY though, it will just make this amazing year better. 

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1 minute ago, Thomas³ said:

Oh, that is going to be tough. I'd normally agree, but IIOI and Nothing have given Owen a run for his money. I hope it does turn into my AOTY though, it will just make this amazing year better. 

It's going to be up there for sure. New Owen always seems to come out at the right times in life.

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1 hour ago, Thomas³ said:

Oh, that is going to be tough. I'd normally agree, but IIOI and Nothing have given Owen a run for his money. I hope it does turn into my AOTY though, it will just make this amazing year better. 

Interesting. Never heard of Nothing, where is a good starting point for a new listener?

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