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Owl City Accused Of Album Art Plagiarism
Now that the Black Eyed Peas are no longer wrecking shit up in our collective conscious, we've all set our eyes on the sonic rip-offing of Owl City, aka that band that even your mom knows ripped off the Postal Service. Except now we're looking for signs of more insidious idea-jacking: the band's CD booklet has been found to include unlicensed pictures from some dude's website. Go here to compare them (the Owl City version is above). Pretty damning stuff, but it's unlikely the Owl City dude actually did the photo shop.
I just hope this gets us talking about why we're mad that this dude stole from the Postal Service. I mean, we seriously all liked the Postal Service, and they are experts at being resolutely bland. And now we're like, "This dude is getting rich by being more bland than what we prefer! Frown face! Rabble, rabble." We're going to have to answer for this, all of it, when the Mayans come back. [Stereogum]
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You're funny today.
I like to think I'm funny every day. But thanks.
You definitely seem to be on your game today.
The last Owl City story had like triple-digit comments or something...Open the floodgates!!! Nice write-up.
They're a stain on the face of mom-tronica.
Lets Just suppose Owl City is carbon Copy of The Postal Service. They are not stealing revenue, as the band is completely stagnant, they are not stealing prestige, because if they really are a blatant rip off, everyone would know it.
That being said I really don't think Owl city is a rip off. The vocal style is very similar, bot not the same, and the music has a much bubblier, simpler feel to it, while the lyrics have such a different feel to them, not to mention the different instruments involved in both.
I'm not an expert, but I think they are different enough.
Jordan
you really think they are copying things? wow. have you heard their songs...no1 has songs anywhere near owl cities.
katelyn
If you listen to Adam's earlier works, the likes of Seagull orchestra and Insect airport, you will that he is, in fact, a very talented young man, not a ripper-offer.
God
Owl City>Postal Service
Adam Young>Ben GIbbard
sam
owl city NEVER had tha album art!
javier
Owl City is awesome and so is Postal Service. Stop being negative and appreciate good music for good music. Who cares if they sound similar...
Todd
It's true, The Postal Service is pretty darn mellow and even kind of twee: "I'll be the platform shoes, undo what heredity's done to you; you won't have to strain to look into my eyes." It's sweet and cutesy, but it's got some cleverness too.
Owl City on the other hand, takes that same mellowness and adds some vomit-inducing levels of saccharine-sweet nonsense: "Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs as they tried to teach my how to dance. A foxtrot above my head; a sock-hop beneath my bed."
Seriously, wtf is that? The lyrics seem too bubbly to be meant for adults and the guy's too old and creepy to be sing to kids from his toy-filled bedroom. Add that to the too similar sound, and you've got a recipe for hate.
Leah
I don't think Owl City is a rip-off of The Postal Service. Owl City's lyrics are so dreamy that it can take you away from a world full of hate. For me, it's far more original. Their songs just sets my mood whenever I feel down.
Jcross23