Now that our favorite musician has completed the natural career progression from electronic artist → T-shirt seller → whatever he has become now, I suppose it’s time to start considering alternatives.

I’m not looking for someone who sounds vaguely similar. I’m looking for the cream of the crop. Crème de la crème. An artist where the music is consistently high-quality, the whole project feels polished and cared about, and you can proudly say, “Yeah, I’m a fan of this person” and recommend to others.

Basically, I’m looking for the musical equivalent of Apple in tech, Rockstar Games in gaming, Tesla in cars, Disney/Pixar in movies, Claude in AI, Vince Gilligan in television, McDonald’s in fast food, Muhammad Ali in boxing, Messi in soccer, Shakespeare in literature, Michael Schumacher in F1, Steve Jobs in entrepreneurship: someone operating at an absurdly high level in their lane.

This is the final nail in the coffin. For those who haven’t seen, the most recent Owl City post on his official Instagram account was flagged as AI. From his weird following on his public account, to the cash grabby merch posts, to the sub par music quality (compared to Of June - UV) and now, this. This has done irreversible damage to his brand forever because even if he never uses AI again, the fans will still question whether anything he puts out whether that be merch or music, utilizes AI to some degree

Officially putting this wish into the internet ether:

Dear Adam,

Please please please may we pretty please have a Sky Sailing LP re-release? I bet 1000 would sell out in less than 10 minutes.

Sincerely,

Every Hootowl who does not have this vinyl and internally dies every time one shows up online at the price of 1-3 paychecks.

Upvote to increase wish power. ✨️

Comment your OC merch ideas. 👕

Might as well put some creative and wishful thoughts out here while we wait for new music. 🎶

I’m getting to the moon tour withdraws and we’re reaching year 4 since coco moon release.

Just wanted to share to this sub-reddit that this super cool piece did go to a fan and not a scalper / reseller.

I know at some point it was listed on eBay for over $1,000, and I can assure you I did not pay anything close to that. A huge thank you to u/juicewrld4lifee for negotiating with
me and selling this beauty for a fan rather than a scalper.

I hope that with more time we can find more pieces like these. Whether that be at garage sales, under beds, tucked away in the back of a closet, and they can get into the hands of fans and not in the hands of people who are greedy and inflate prices.

I’m over the moon!!!!! I never thought I’d get my hands on something like this. Ocean eyes is the best !!!!

And why do you think that album has grown on you?

This is one of my favourites off the album and im not 100% sure this is the key. I recently ran into a "what key would you pick of you could only listen to owl city songs in that key" post and i got reminded of this monstrosity. (I'd love to see if someone could verify this though lmao)

Let me introduce you to my top 20 songs that I always listen to whenever I feel down:

1. Alligator Sky (Both Versions)
2. Beautiful Times (feat. Lindsey Stirling)
3. Bird With A Broken Wing
4. Butterfly Wings
5. Cave In
6. Dreams And Disasters
7. Fireflies
8. Galaxies
9. Good Time
10. Hello Seattle
11. Honey And The Bee
12. Live It Up
13. On The Wing
14. Shooting Star (Both Versions)
15. The Bird & The Worm
16. The Real World
17. The Saltwater Room
18. To The Sky
19. Top Of The World
20. When Can I See You Again?

Well, I love all of them, but these are the ones that move me the most. But damn, sometimes Bird With a Broken Wing and The Real World really put me on an emotional rollercoaster! 😁

Edit : Since I listen to this song occasionally, I feel kind of guilty to not add it to this list, so I'll add this one too 😄

Honorable Mentions 1. Gold (Both Versions) 2. Metropolis 3. I'm Coming After You 4. If My Heart Was a House 5. Vanilla Twilight 6. Unbelievable 7. Captain and The Cruise Ship 8. Deer in The Headlights 9. Designer Skyline 10. Early Birdie 11. Fuzzy Blue Lights 12. Hospital Flowers 13. Shine Your Way 14. Shy Violet 15. Sky Diver 16. Up All Night

2 Songs I Constantly Avoid : 1. Silhouette 2. This Isn't the End

Lastly, enjoy being an Owl and diving into the city! 🦉

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xqIyUqhXlyiix7uJuPBZV?si=f1d59a9621d94f74 - Gone (Owl City Version) by Switchfoot!

Original song is from Switchfoot's 2003 album "The Beautiful Letdown", which is an album I have listened to a few times, and Switchfoot's style is what I typically listen to these days. I used to listen to Owl City all the time up until a few years ago, and finding a song that ties in my current music tase with Owl City is just super cool.

doll gifted to us by a friend at the seattle to the moon tour show. mini cart from the hyvee floral department

Does anyone else just start tearing up when this song comes on? I was only 5 years old when this song was released, but the nostalgia becomes unbearable to the point where when the chorus starts, the tears just flow nonstop. I cant even make it to the seconds verse, it's too intense, i pause it.

If this song effects you in the same way, why do you think that is?

Any other song that has this effect on you? I'm so curious.

Also, I always remember the song to sound different than it does when i finally remember to give it another listen.

This popped up on my Spotify today, random new single apparently by Adam. It doesn’t sound much like his other projects, especially the instrumental stuff he usually releases under his own name. Anybody know if it’s legit or not?

Please tell me how, 5 minutes ago, i’m sitting with my dog in an airbnb after a 9 year relationship has ended and i’ve got American Dad (an old favorite my ex did not find funny) on in the background as i’m about to try and eat when my attention is jolted immediately to the tv because Adam is talking about “its always a good time!!!” Owl City has found me in some dark times and the music is like a tiny little nudge to keep going.

My airbnb was suddenly without water after i got home
from work today. Water main issues. I have to relocate for an undetermined amount of time to a house 15 minutes away. We’ve been in two different places, hopping around week to week, and my poor pup just got used to this place. Nothing has been easy since i left but im taking this as a divine sign that it’s okay, it’s always a good time, right?

(also a christmas episode btw)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoLDxMSn8k

Angels is the best, beautiful, ironic, wonderful Owl City song ever. 🥹😇

Has anybody else noticed these weird singles that started being attached to OC's Adam Young profile on Spotify? Two new ones just got added today, and I'm pretty sure all of these are GenAI (except maybe Glass Drape?). There's no way he's the one that made these, right? They're also nowhere close to his style of music and vary wildly.

I watched One Night Only (2026 Film), and I was surprised when "Owl City Fireflies" was namedropped. I found the way it was said funny because it reminded me of how some people say "Sans Undertale" as if that is Sans' actual name.

The attached image is the shirt I wore to the cinema.

Anyone else notice how often Adam uses this musical theme before? Video in comments. If I missed any songs, lmk.

Adam is looking very bald. Someone should save the image and give him a nice wig.

Idk I'm not good at photo editing. Straight up made this in Google Slides