At Home with Owen

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At Home with Owen
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006
StudioSemaphore Recording, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Indie folk
Length37:40
Label Polyvinyl Records, Hobbledehoy Record Co.
Owen chronology
I Do Perceive
(2004)
At Home with Owen
(2006)
Owen/The City on Film Split 7"
(2007)
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At Home with Owen is the fourth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella under the name Owen, released on November 7, 2006 through Polyvinyl Records.

Contents

Release

At Home with Owen was released on November 7, 2006, on Polyvinyl Records. In November and December, Owen went on a US tour alongside Copeland, The Appleseed Cast and Acute. [2] The music video for "One of These Days" premiered through Polyvinyl's vodcast on December 6, 2006. [3] In January 2007, Kinsella toured Japan with Make Believe; in March and April 2007, he went on a US tour with Rocky Votolato and Drag the River. [4] In October 2007, Owen went on a US tour with Kevin Devine and Andy Hull. [5] They ended the year with a short, three-date East Coast tour in December 2007. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bad News"6:30
2."The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi"3:13
3."Bags of Bones"3:52
4."Use Your Words"4:27
5."A Bird in Hand"7:33
6."Windows and Doorways"4:47
7."Femme Fatale"3:34
8."One of These Days"3:44
Total length:37:40
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
9."A Fever"3:13
10."Stolen Bike"4:51
Total length:45:44

Personnel

Guest musicians

Trivia

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References

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  2. August, Justin (September 9, 2007). "Copeland / the Appleseed Cast / Owen / Acute". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. Paul, Aubin (December 6, 2006). "Owen debuts 'One of These Days' video". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. Paul, Aubin (January 27, 2007). "Owen with Rocky Votolato / Drag the River, Make Believe". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. Shultz, Brian (September 26, 2007). "Owen / Kevin Devine / Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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