At Home with Owen
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At Home With Owen is the fourth full-length studio album by Chicago
artist Mike Kinsella
under the name Owen
. It was released on November 7, 2006, on Polyvinyl Records.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
artist Mike Kinsella
Mike Kinsella
Mike Kinsella is one of three musicians in his family involved in many Illinois-based bands . He was first recognized in the music scene in Cap'n Jazz formed by his brother Tim in 1989 while at the age of 12...
under the name Owen
Owen (band)
Owen is a solo project of Mike Kinsella, and part of the Chicago indie scene.Kinsella is one of the dominant and influential figures in the Chicago indie scene, having also led the band American Football, and played in the bands Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc and Owls .Owen is known for its soft melodies,...
. It was released on November 7, 2006, on Polyvinyl Records.
Track listing
- "Bad News" – 6:30
- "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" – 3:13
- "Bags of Bones" – 3:52
- "Use Your Words" – 4:27
- "A Bird in Hand" – 7:33
- "Windows and Doorways" – 4:47
- "Femme Fatale" – 3:34
- "One of These Days" – 3:44
Guest musicians
- Kristina Dutton: Violin
- Andy Rader: Stand-up Bass
- Jamie Burns: Vocals
- Gillian Lisee: Vocals
Trivia
- Track seven "Femme Fatale" is a cover of a Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
song from the album The Velvet Underground & Nico. - "Stolen Bike" is a cover of the Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
song "Stolen Car" from the album "The River". - "Pietro Crespi" from the song "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" is a reference to the novel One Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of Solitude , by Gabriel García Márquez, is a novel which tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founds the town of Macondo, the metaphoric Colombia...
by Colombian novelist Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García MárquezGabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...