Of June is the first EP by American electronic music project Owl City. It was uploaded by Adam Young to his Myspace page on August 29, 2007.[1] The EP was released digitally on December 16, 2008.[2]
Following the surprise success of Owl City's second studio album, Ocean Eyes, Of June was pressed and re-released by Universal Republic on April 21, 2009.[3]
Background
On a weekend in June 2007, Young was alone in his parents house for a couple of days and began composing melodies and lyrics.[4] He ended up writing seven tracks for "an EP's worth of music."[5]Of June was recorded in July 2007,[1] and was produced, mastered and recorded by Young.[6] He released the EP on MySpace which resulted in garnering an online fan base.[7] Young reflected on the EP, noting that he had not listened to it since it was released and stated, "I prefer not to look back at old work. It keeps my vision for future creations much less biased. It also makes me cringe."[6]
Of June was generally received with positive reviews. Jared Johnson of AllMusic stated, "His lyrics are poetry for a surprising number of souls who, like him, seem to have grown tired of the standard Top 40 fare." He praised the song "Hello Seattle" calling the track, "the heart of the album," whilst also remarking, "each song has elements of brilliance."[1] Zach Hall of Jesus Freak Hideout praised the EP writing, "Young's voice shines through track by track while his beats and synth brings us back to 'Fireflies' fame" and said the EP is "a fantastic addition to any emotronic/synthpop fan's collection." He additionally complimented songs such as "Hello Seattle" and "Fuzzy Blue Lights", calling them "favorites."[8]
1 2 Of June (booklet). Owl City. Universal Republic Records. 2009. B0012882-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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