It was back in April that we premiered the first yield from Owl City’s “The Midsummer Station,” as mastermind Adam Young combined with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus for rock-heavy song “Dementia.” Now we’re proud to present, for the first time, this new album’s very first track.
“Dreams and Disasters” is an appropriate kick-off to this new set from Owl City, as it’s a high-energy, hyper-melodic dance number, like fireworks without the fuse. Or, rather, a car on fire: this mysterious little narrative has a foot heavy on the gas pedal, a sensation that has Young exclaiming “I want to feel alive forever after.”
“The Midsummer Station” is out next week on Aug. 21 via Republic Records, and boasts current single “Good Time,” a co-lead with “Call Me Maybe” summer jam star Carly Rae Jepsen.
You can pre-order “The Midsummer Station” now via iTunes.
Here is the tracklist for “The Midsummer Station”:
1. “Dreams and Disasters”
2. “Shooting Star”
3. “Gold”
4. “Dementia” (featuring Mark Hoppus)
5. “I’m Coming After You”
6. “Speed of Love”
7. “Good Time” (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
8. “Embers”
9. “Silhouette”
10. “Metropolis”
11. “Take It All Away”