New Leaves

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New Leaves
New Leaves cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
Genre Indie rock
Length38:38
Label Polyvinyl, Hobbledehoy
Producer Brian Deck
Owen chronology
The Seaside EP
(2009)
New Leaves
(2009)
Ghost Town
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 81/100 link
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk 8.2/10 link
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The A.V. Club A− link
EastScene9/10 link
No Ripchord9/10 link
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Sputnikmusic4/5 link

New Leaves is the fifth studio album by Chicago artist Mike Kinsella under the name Owen.

Contents

Background and release

On February 13, 2009, "New Leaves" was posted on Owen's Myspace account. It was mentioned that Owen was in process of writing and demoing for their next album. [1] On July 23, 2009, New Leaves was announced for release in two months' time. Alongside this, the album's artwork and track listing was posted online. [2] On September 16, 2009, a music video was released for "Good Friends, Bad Habits". [3] New Leaves was released on September 22, 2009, on Polyvinyl Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."New Leaves"4:12
2."Good Friends, Bad Habits"3:54
3."A Trenchant Critique"2:48
4."Never Been Born"4:43
5."Amnesia and Me"3:41
6."Brown Hair in a Bird's Nest"4:30
7."Too Scared to Move"3:35
8."The Only Child of Aergia"4:06
9."Ugly on the Inside"2:56
10."Curtain Call"4:13
Total length:38:38

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References

  1. "Owen posts "New Leaves"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. February 13, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. Paul, Aubin (July 23, 2009). "Owen to release 'New Leaves'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. Paul, Aubin (September 16, 2009). "Owen: 'Good Friends, Bad Habits'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 11, 2022.