The Midsummer Station - Acoustic

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The Midsummer Station - Acoustic
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EP by
Owl City
ReleasedJuly 30, 2013
StudioSky Harbor Studios, Owatonna, Minnesota
Genre Acoustic, Pop
Length19:33
Label Universal Republic
Producer Adam Young
Owl City chronology
The Midsummer Station
(2012)		The Midsummer Station - Acoustic
(2013)		 Ultraviolet
(2014)

The Midsummer Station - Acoustic is an extended play by the American electronica project Owl City that was released on July 30, 2013. [1] The EP reached number 99 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. [2]

Contents

Background

Owl City announced the release date of the EP via Twitter on July 3, 2013. [3] The EP contains acoustic versions of "Good Time", "Gold" and "Shooting Star" from the fourth studio album, The Midsummer Station , as well as two previously unreleased tracks, "Hey Anna" and "I Hope You Think of Me". [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Midsummer Station - Acoustic was generally met with positive reviews. Fred Thomas of AllMusic stated, "Though still employing electronic drums and a variety of non-acoustic instruments, the EP does offer stripped-down versions of three songs from the album, including laid-back alternate renditions of singles 'Shooting Star' and 'Good Time'." [7] Jono Davies of Louder Than Music remarked, "What you get is two new songs and three different mixes of well known Owl City songs - some work, some don't - but what you do get is something the fans will love to have." [6] Ian Zandi of Indie Vision Music gave a more negative review stating that the EP "should have never been made." [5] He called the unreleased tracks "forgettable" and the acoustic songs, "not horrible" but "have no real reason to exist." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Good Time" (acoustic)3:35
2."Shooting Star" (acoustic)4:31
3."Gold" (acoustic)3:55
4."Hey Anna"3:51
5."I Hope You Think of Me"3:36
Total length:19:33

Charts

Chart performance for The Midsummer Station - Acoustic
Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 99

References

  1. ↑ "The Midsummer Station (Acoustic) - EP Owl City". iTunes . January 2013. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Owl City Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Owl City Announce The Midsummer Station Acoustic EP" . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Anna Dinger (July 22, 2013). "Owl City: The Mid-Summer Station Acoustic EP To Release July 30 30". Music Times. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Ian Zandi (September 20, 2013). "Owl City - The Midsummer Station Acoustic EP". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Owl City - The Midsummer Station (Acoustic EP)". Louder Than Music. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Fred Thomas. "The Midsummer Station: Acoustic Review by Fred Thomas". AllMusic . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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