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{{Infobox album<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = At Home with Owen
| name = At Home with Owen
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Owen (band)|Owen]]
| artist = [[Owen (musician)|Owen]]
| Cover = Athomewithowen.jpg
| cover = Athomewithowen.jpg
| Released = November 7, 2006
| alt =
| released = November 7, 2006
| Studio = Semaphore Recording Studio, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Indie folk]]
| studio = Semaphore Recording, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| Length = 37:40
| Label = [[Polyvinyl Records]], [[Hobbledehoy Record Co.]]
| genre = [[Indie folk]]
| length = 37:40
| Last album = ''[[I Do Perceive]]'' <br />(2004)
| label = [[Polyvinyl Records]], [[Hobbledehoy Record Co.]]
| This album = '''''At Home with Owen''''' <br /> (2006)
| producer =
| Next album = ''[[Owen/The City on Film Split 7"]]'' <br />(2007)
| prev_title = [[I Do Perceive]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Owen/The City on Film Split 7"]]
| next_year = 2007
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = (8.5/10) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=4712055 link]
| rev1Score = (8.5/10) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=4712055 link]
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r856287|first=Erik|last=Hage}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r856287|first=Erik|last=Hage}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev3 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev3Score = {{Rating|6|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/review/owen-at-home-with-owen/ link]
| rev3Score = {{Rating|6|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/review/owen-at-home-with-owen/ link]
| rev4 = [[PunkNews]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.4|5}} [http://www.punknews.org/review/9358/owen-at-home-with link]
| rev5 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev5Score = (5/5) [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57863/Owen-At-Home-With-Owen/ link]
| rev6 = [[Ultimate-Guitar.com]]
| rev6 = [[Ultimate-Guitar.com]]
| rev6Score = (7.7/10) [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/owen/at_home_with_owen?no_takeover link]
| rev6Score = (7.7/10) [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/owen/at_home_with_owen?no_takeover link]
}}
}}


'''At Home with Owen''' is the fourth full-length [[studio album]] by [[Music of Chicago|Chicago]] artist [[Mike Kinsella]] under the name [[Owen (band)|Owen]]. It was released on November 7, 2006, on [[Polyvinyl Records]].
'''At Home with Owen''' is the fourth studio album by American musician [[Mike Kinsella]] under the name [[Owen (musician)|Owen]], released on November 7, 2006 through [[Polyvinyl Records]].

==Release==
''At Home with Owen'' was released on November 7, 2006, on [[Polyvinyl Records]]. In November and December, Owen went on a US tour alongside [[Copeland (band)|Copeland]], [[The Appleseed Cast]] and Acute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19663/tours-copeland-the-appleseed-cast-owen-acute|title=Copeland / the Appleseed Cast / Owen / Acute|work=Punknews.org|author=August, Justin|date=September 9, 2007|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref> The music video for "One of These Days" premiered through Polyvinyl's [[vodcast]] on December 6, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/21198/media-owen-debuts-one-of-these-days-video|title=Owen debuts 'One of These Days' video|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 6, 2006|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> In January 2007, Kinsella toured Japan with [[Make Believe (band)|Make Believe]]; in March and April 2007, he went on a US tour with [[Rocky Votolato]] and [[Drag the River (Colorado band)|Drag the River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/21939/tours-owen-with-rocky-votolato-drag-the-river-make-believe|title=Owen with Rocky Votolato / Drag the River, Make Believe|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 27, 2007|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> In October 2007, Owen went on a US tour with [[Kevin Devine]] and [[Andy Hull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25743/tours-owen-kevin-devine-andy-hull-manchester-orchestra|title=Owen / Kevin Devine / Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=September 26, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> They ended the year with a short, three-date East Coast tour in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/26742/tours-owen-east-coast|title=Owen (East Coast)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=November 30, 2007|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| headline = Japan Bonus Track
| headline = Japan Bonus Track
| title9 = A Fever
| title9 = A Fever
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*"Femme Fatale" is a cover of the [[Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground song)|The Velvet Underground song with the same name]] from the album ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]''.
*"Femme Fatale" is a cover of [[Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground song)|The Velvet Underground song with the same name]] from the album ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]''.
*"Stolen Bike" is a cover of the [[Bruce Springsteen]] song "Stolen Car" from the album "[[The River (Bruce Springsteen album)|The River]]".
*"Stolen Bike" is a cover of the [[Bruce Springsteen]] song "Stolen Car" from the album "[[The River (Bruce Springsteen album)|The River]]".
*"Pietro Crespi" from the song "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" is a reference to Mike's car, named after the character from the novel ''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]'' by [[Colombian literature|Colombian]] novelist [[Gabriel García Márquez]].
*"Pietro Crespi" from the song "The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi" is a reference to Mike's car, named after the character from the novel ''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]'' by [[Colombian literature|Colombian]] novelist [[Gabriel García Márquez]].
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 11 June 2024

At Home with Owen
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006
StudioSemaphore Recording, Chicago, Illinois
GenreIndie folk
Length37:40
LabelPolyvinyl Records, Hobbledehoy Record Co.
Owen chronology
I Do Perceive
(2004)
At Home with Owen
(2006)
Owen/The City on Film Split 7"
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk(8.5/10) link
Allmusic [1]
PopMatters link
Ultimate-Guitar.com(7.7/10) link

At Home with Owen is the fourth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella under the name Owen, released on November 7, 2006 through Polyvinyl Records.

Release

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At Home with Owen was released on November 7, 2006, on Polyvinyl Records. In November and December, Owen went on a US tour alongside Copeland, The Appleseed Cast and Acute.[2] The music video for "One of These Days" premiered through Polyvinyl's vodcast on December 6, 2006.[3] In January 2007, Kinsella toured Japan with Make Believe; in March and April 2007, he went on a US tour with Rocky Votolato and Drag the River.[4] In October 2007, Owen went on a US tour with Kevin Devine and Andy Hull.[5] They ended the year with a short, three-date East Coast tour in December 2007.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bad News"6:30
2."The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi"3:13
3."Bags of Bones"3:52
4."Use Your Words"4:27
5."A Bird in Hand"7:33
6."Windows and Doorways"4:47
7."Femme Fatale"3:34
8."One of These Days"3:44
Total length:37:40
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
9."A Fever"3:13
10."Stolen Bike"4:51
Total length:45:44

Personnel

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  • Mike Kinsella - guitar, vocals
Guest musicians
  • Kristina Dutton - violin
  • Andy Rader - upright bass
  • Jamie Burns - vocals
  • Gillian Lisee - vocals

Trivia

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References

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  1. ^ Hage, Erik. At Home with Owen at AllMusic
  2. ^ August, Justin (September 9, 2007). "Copeland / the Appleseed Cast / Owen / Acute". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 6, 2006). "Owen debuts 'One of These Days' video". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 27, 2007). "Owen with Rocky Votolato / Drag the River, Make Believe". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Shultz, Brian (September 26, 2007). "Owen / Kevin Devine / Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Reinecker, Meg (November 30, 2007). "Owen (East Coast)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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