Owen

Owen CD/LP

Polyvinyl Records September 18, 2001

Recorded and Mixed by Mike Kinsella at home.

Owen is Mike Kinsella. After spending the past ten years in Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls, and most recently American Football, Owen is Mike's next logical step. He wrote, performed, and recorded this album entirely by himself (with just a bit of help for Rainer Maria's Caithlin De Marrais on a couple vocal tracks). Although a bit more reflective and earnest, the songs on Owen are very much an extension Mike's work in American Football, in which he did most of the songwriting and guitar-playing, and all of the singing. Once Mike started working on his songs for Owen, playing live followed immediately. Mike went on tour with both Rainer Maria (opening up on three consecutive tours) and played drums with Kyle Fischer on a couple tours for his Open Ground album.

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