Coco Moon is the seventh studio album by American electronic music project Owl City, released on March 24, 2023.[1] The deluxe edition was released just under a year later, on March 22, 2024.
Background
- Coco Moon was first teased in 2022, using an alternate reality game format on Instagram,[2] with more teasers released in October of that year.[3] The official album name and release date was announced on February 9th, 2023,[4] with Young stating that the overall album would be a "very Owl City album [...] I wrote me. Average, ordinary, weird me."[5]
Tracklist
| Original Release | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Adam, Check Please" | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Under the Circus Lights" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Kelly Time" | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Field Notes" | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Sons of Thunder" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "The Tornado" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Vitamin Sea" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Dinosaur Park" | 6:31 |
| 9. | "Learn How to Surf" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "The Meadow Lark" | 5:08 |
| 11. | "My Muse" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 55:14 | |
| Deluxe Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Car Trouble" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Boston" (Cover) | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Adam, Check Please" (Up North version) | 6:43 |
| 4. | "Under the Circus Lights" (Live) | 4:34 |
| 5. | "The Tornado" (Instrumental) | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Dinosaur Park" (Instrumental) | 6:31 |
| Total length: | 31:52 | |
All tracks were written by Adam Young.
Singles
- The album featured three singles, with its lead single "Kelly Time" being released on January 6th, 2023.[6] Its second single, "Adam, Check Please", was released on February 3rd, 2023.[7] The third and final single, "Vitamin Sea", was released on March 3rd, 2023, with its music video premiering ten days later.[8][9]
- The deluxe edition of the album released two new singles: "Boston" on February 9, 2024 and "Car Trouble" on March 1, 2024.
Critical Reception
- Coco Moon was met with positive reviews, getting a 3.5/5 star rating from AllMusic,[10] a 4.5/5 star rating from Jesus Freak Hideout,[11] and a "good" rating from Music Review World.[12] The review from Music Review World specifically referenced Young's vocal performance on "The Tornado", calling it one of his "best tracks."[13]
- Commercially, Coco Moon peaked at No. 43 on the UK Album Downloads chart[14] and No. 94 on the US Top Current Album Sales chart.[15]
Trivia
- "Adam, Check Please" was written about Young's first job.[16]
- Coco Moon is the second album to receive a deluxe edition, the first being Ocean Eyes.
Personnel
Credits retrieved from the album's liner notes.[17]
Owl City
- Adam Young - vocals, composer, lyricist, mixing, producer
Additional personnel
- Chris Carmichael - strings on tracks 3, 4, 6, and 10
- Sissy Willow - additional vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11
- Colby McCallister - additional vocals on tracks 5 and 7
- Mark Heimermann - arrangement, additional producer
- Ted Jensen - mastering Sterling Sound, Nashville TN
- Max Asabin - artwork
- Gabriel Chapa - artwork layout
Notes and references
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Coc1l2SuaJA/
- ↑ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/whats-the-deal-with-music-args/
- ↑ https://www.indievisionmusic.com/news/owl-city-is-back-and-new-music-on-the-way/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/owlcity/status/1623741732989898752
- ↑ https://jubileecast.com/articles/29090/20230321/owl-city-on-coco-moon-this-album-is-unapologetically-myself.htm
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/nz/album/kelly-time-single/1656473035
- ↑ https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20230203-18948
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/vitamin-sea-single/1668924484
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n1qFLcM_Hc
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/coco-moon-mw0003959814
- ↑ https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/CocoMoon.asp
- ↑ https://musicreviewworld.com/owl-city-coco-moon-album-review/
- ↑ https://musicreviewworld.com/owl-city-coco-moon-album-review/
- ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20230331/7003/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Moon#cite_note-24
- ↑ https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20230203-18948
- ↑ Coco Moon (booklet). Sky Harbor. 2023.
| Songs from Coco Moon |
|---|
| Adam, Check Please • Under the Circus Lights • Kelly Time • Field Notes • Sons of Thunder • The Tornado • Vitamin Sea • Dinosaur Park • Learn How to Surf • The Meadow Lark • My Muse |
| Owl City Discography | |
|---|---|
| Albums | Maybe I'm Dreaming • Ocean Eyes • All Things Bright and Beautiful • The Midsummer Station • Mobile Orchestra • Cinematic • Coco Moon |
| EPs | Of June • Shooting Star • The Midsummer Station - Acoustic • Ultraviolet • Reel 1 • Reel 2 • Reel 3 |