Owen - The Avalanche [FULL ALBUM STREAM]

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Mike Kinsella's work over the years with his various musical endeavors has been nothing short of foundational, from early days with Cap'n Jazz right up until recently with American Football's unforeseen and excellent second act. Even with his long list of contributions to course-setting bands, Kinsella never reveals more of his internal world than he does with the softly drawn songs of his long running solo project Owen. With new album The Avalanche, he delivers a set of Owen songs that are the most straightforward and unguarded the project has ever been.
To record The Avalanche, Kinsella reunited with producer Sean Carey (Bon Iver, Peter Gabriel) and engineer Zach Hanson (The Tallest Man On Earth, Waxahatchee) and decamped to snow-covered Hive Studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, just far enough away from the routines and distractions of daily life to really focus on the process. Echoes of the lo-fi bedroom balladry that defined early Owen come through on the heart-crushing "I Should Have Known," familiar open-tuned acoustic guitars and weary vocals supported by glowing string arrangements. "On With The Show" is bounding and upbeat, with a jangly instrumental standing in stark contrast to lyrics about crushing failure. KC Dalager from Now, Now contributes guest vocals to several songs, most notably the glacially paced album centerpiece "Mom and Dead."
Easily the most intense Owen album, The Avalanche is also the most beautifully crafted. Kinsella goes deeper than ever before, with self-reflection so painfully blunt it's sometimes difficult to look at head on. It's a guided walk through one of life's more difficult chapters, resulting in nine of the best Owen songs ever penned and an album that's as heartbreaking as it is magnificent.
Owen's new album, The Avalanche, is out June 19, 2020.
1. A New Muse (0:00)
2. Dead For Days (5:19)
3. On With The Show (10:48)
4. The Contours (14:58)
5. I Should've Known (20:56)
6. Mom And Dead (24:34)
7. Headphoned (30:05)
8. Wanting And Willing (34:34)
9. I Go, Ego (38:56)
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@riananthony 3 жыл бұрын

"This is the role I was born to fake, its not a choice I made" hits so hard.

@scotteubanks454 3 жыл бұрын

On with the show is my favorite, too.

@Saztrah 4 жыл бұрын

It's not often I see a new album and immediately think "I was here when this came out," knowing that it will, if nothing else, eventually be the soundtrack to a portion of my life.

@MattEliasDrums 4 жыл бұрын

I feel you

@SubvertTheState 5 күн бұрын

I'm just grateful to feel the same passion and joy of listening to a CD from start to finish and just know it's good enough to add to my memory. In not too long of a time, I'll know every single hit of the snare, every string picked on the lap guitar.

@isaacshrum5642 Жыл бұрын

This is without a doubt the saddest, most painful, most raw, and most emotional album I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s clear and obvious that these songs come from real-life experiences. And yet, simultaneously, this is a piece of art that speaks to me. That touches my very soul. I feel the creativity, the honesty, the emotion, and the feeling of these songs like nothing else. It’s stunning and beautiful. For those of us who respect and admire music like this, this album is a gift. To the uninitiated one might dismiss it as simply morose, boring, or uninteresting. Which is a sad thought. Thank you, Mike, for releasing this collection of songs to the world and bringing us all into the journey of your life, even if for a moment.

@alexpatterson1101 Жыл бұрын

with you dude

@mersd9840 4 ай бұрын

Thanks cap’n obvious

@johnam1919 3 ай бұрын

Relax bro

@jacksvocals 4 жыл бұрын

Pairing Mike with Sean Carey to produce this was the best thing that could've happened for Owen's sound. The richness of the production is like bon iver's second album but with Owen's usual written wit

@rilycochran2025 4 жыл бұрын

Sean was also involved with The King of Whys, in case you weren't aware. But yes agreed, a great pair of musicians to be working together.

@snavs420 3 жыл бұрын

I like when Owen songs get a big "production" because it's a nice contrast to the stripped-down roots of the songs, but I always found his self-produced stuff to be really endearing in it's DIYness.

@margaret3134 3 жыл бұрын

Going through the worst heartbreak I’ve ever felt- this is exactly what I need. Somehow Mike’s albums always find me at a time when I need them most

@kingcobrajfsofficial Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think the self-titled and At Home With... had been consoling me for 15+ years before this was released. Now this consoles me for another 15+ more.

@Tito_Mikko 4 жыл бұрын

Really, emo is not a phase. Much love from the Philippines

@fieryfurnace2818 4 жыл бұрын

finally someone from the Philippines

@jandriangeloaguilor5448 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! We may loose the emo hair and the likes but not the emo feels :)

@mexicansoccer9319 4 жыл бұрын

@@jandriangeloaguilor5448 new fashion is "emo dad " I'm already rockin it lol

@mig23zcyther 4 жыл бұрын

PH here too! Been listening to Mike since 2011. Glad to see you all here.

@Tito_Mikko 2 жыл бұрын

@@mavjzz zup my emo kababayan hahahahahaha

@heyitsmanly9839 3 жыл бұрын

rediscovering music online while in quarantine at age 32 is almost as good as discovering music for the first time at a bar at age 19.

@Harvinator24 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet Caroline 😂

@tenderbarknight 3 жыл бұрын

Or your best friend's Kia at 15.

@lucaverlato8254 3 жыл бұрын

what a happy time to be alive

@ryanhdrums 4 жыл бұрын

Mike seems to release new music when people need it the most. What a colossal beauty this one is

@basedman7568 Жыл бұрын

"Have my cake and fuck it too" caught me off guard

@user-gs4bq4xu3g 15 күн бұрын

and forget to.... but cant unhear it now

@strugglesofa9-5life39 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike, you have brought meaning to my life again... i have been listening to your music (AF as well) for almost more than 14 years now. Every song brings me back to very specific memories through out my life. Thank you for transporting me to those events in my life and make me re-live them, even for a few seconds. Looking forward to a new chapter in my life with my wife who will be giving birth in July. Can’t wait to have my daughter listen to your music. :)

@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858 4 жыл бұрын

_been a fan of Mike Kinsella for decades -- honestly I can't remember feeling more thrilled with an album of his than this one!_

@shomik99 3 жыл бұрын

@theophile3035 4 жыл бұрын

"Mom and Dead" is American Footballesque as hell. So good

@biggtk 4 жыл бұрын

Same guy singing for both bands.

@HiddenFormula 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful album...I've listened to all of his albums to death and have certain memories attached to each one, so a new addition like this always feels like a big deal (his music really captures the passing of time). I'm on my second listen and loving it! I thought his last album was one of his best he's done, but this may even top it. At times reminds me of I do Perceive (one of my fave Owen albums) but with a more modern production and extra shoegaze influence.

@lightandtheweight 4 жыл бұрын

Totally reminds me of I Do Perceive too, couldn’t agree more it’s like a modern version - marking the seasons for us fans yet again - circular but not quite the same. Cheers mate.

@estevangalvez6089 3 жыл бұрын

Not just a great album but one of his best so far I think. Some of these tracks hit really hard and they're all sonically beautiful

@shomik99 3 жыл бұрын

true

@NLs-su2ig 8 ай бұрын

Been almost 3.5 years, and yet the feels are still so strong. I think mid 2020 has left its mark on everyone, and this was my soundtrack to that summer. Thanks Mike!

@lightandtheweight 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite part of this gorgeous record is just after the 42-minute mark when the layered acoustic loop strongly recalls Track 01 “That Which Wasn’t Said” from Owen’s first LP. Then those lyrics come, “Cheers to the bottle, the dried blood on the floor...” which more than any other final Owen track is soaked in devastating completion. The whole journey in context makes me cry on every earnest listen - it’s a terribly tragic record but pierces to the bone. Cheers to all the mates and Owen fans and how his music does wonders for marking the seasons.

@JohnnySeyfang 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who heard "That Which Wasn't Said"

@estevangalvez6089 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey, other people who noticed the similarity. At first, I thought this was going to be the final Owen album, so I thought that similarity between the ending of "I Go, Ego" and "That Which Wasn't Said" was a beautiful way to bring the Owen albums full circle. It still is, but I also get the impression from Mike on social media that more Owen albums are coming, so at least this won't be the last of them. But it's a beautiful way to end The Avalanche.

@oddblood- 11 ай бұрын

The final track on At home with Owen is One of these days , and it too always brings tears to my eyes the starkness of the piano gets me every time its in my top 3 favorite Owen songs.

@kevinberstler 4 жыл бұрын

This homie's voice gets me in my feels. Thanks to all the people who worked on this album. Y'all did a great job!

@JohnnyMedina3 4 жыл бұрын

Putting this on while cleaning my wife’s and my room getting ready to work on my new clothing brand , thank you Owen for making real honest music. You’re beautiful melodies have been with me ever since I was 19, being 25 now and having to go through crappy jobs here and there. Now trying to build a dream so I don’t have to anymore, I hope life goes better for you man. Going through bouts of depression myself your music is really something I can truly relate to when you explain those feelings no one else understands. God bless you Owen, you’ve helped me out a lot. And I hope you know, you deserve goodness too.

@chrisvar5160 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said and relatable

@anime.princess 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the album Mike, this one really hits home for me.

@gabrielbey8063 10 ай бұрын

Met Mike Kinsella in Philly when American football performed. i cant believe this album came out of the pandemic! Mike is a vocal Beast and so real its just a sigh of relief to hear some genuine good music.Mike is my spirit animal :)

@jasonmantumbi3506 Жыл бұрын

Seeing Owen live in Leeds UK today! Thanks for coming over here ❤

@estevangalvez9021 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man. "I Go, Ego" sounds like a beautiful song that would be written and composed for the ending of a great movie. But that aside, it's a beautiful way to end the album, on a melancholic but also hopeful note, giving the album thematic closure. Incredible album. One of his best, and probably the one with the strongest thematic throughline.

@gatoraway 11 ай бұрын

I think THIS Is the magnum opus of MIKE Kinsella. Brilliant!;, and, I actually am a legit mathematician. american football | [ LP1] is tremendous; and, The Avalanche is right up there as one of the best artistic records that Mike has been involved in the creation of. Of which, Owen, his solo project -- this is is the pinnacle of Owen.

@sageking2860 4 жыл бұрын

I should've known - one of my new favorite Owen songs. Much thanks for your music as always Mike!

@zyglrokss 4 жыл бұрын

"Objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear // Except for you, my dear" the lyrics are just brilliant

@drumsno 4 жыл бұрын

My god it's so good

@devinthunder5907 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful as always, thank you Mike..

@max7579 4 жыл бұрын

There's something so hard cutting about women vocalists overlayed with Owen's vocals. It gets me every time. Another one is Everyone's Asleep In The House But Me.

@jacktaylor7264 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely in the top five best Owen songs

@lightandtheweight 4 жыл бұрын

Well said, hard-cutting. Totally agree these parts are especially beautiful and devastating. “Wake up. Had a dream you died...”

@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Conor Oberst commonly pairs his voice with a very "tropical / heated/ sensual" sounding female voice ... very breathy/ sexy .... It works wonders. Soo happy Mike caught onto that. Maybe he will start doing it regularly with her.

@glendower0 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely brilliant album. thank you for putting such beauty into the world

@thetechnostate316 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I really hope Mike is okay

@thexindustry81 3 жыл бұрын

what happened? another divorce?

@siddharths8008 2 жыл бұрын

@@thexindustry81 yes

@ozpunk 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Kinsella is unstoppable

@Squirt5004 4 жыл бұрын

Been listening to this album constantly since midnight. It is exactly what this sad dad needs

@marvinschnorr1681 3 жыл бұрын

Great Album the saddest and best song is "mom and dead" I every time I heart it i try to hold back to cry I love your music a big fan from Germany

@schmitty8182 3 жыл бұрын

Best record so far, I've been totally obsessed.

@FirestormAudio 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Kinsella has made yet another amazing album. Sonically I just love the way this one sounds, especially the way he's incorporate the clean ethereal guitars. Reverb was essential for this. :-)

@taylorstorrs5360 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Mike! Love it! Just phenomenal!

@estevangalvez9021 3 жыл бұрын

10/10 album. Absolutely gorgeous and deeply emotional.

@joedonohue1424 4 жыл бұрын

“Bet on this losing horse.” Getting me all in my feels.

@yicama2098 3 жыл бұрын

This album saved my life

@dopandasreadbooks6039 4 жыл бұрын

How about the fact that the progress bar has the tracks separated and titled?.

@pechondelgado 4 жыл бұрын

When a video has the song titles next to the timestamps in the description the progress bar will automatically break up the songs. It should anyway. Source: All I upload is full albums.

@tbhv 4 жыл бұрын

@@pechondelgado genius

@MeatSnax 4 жыл бұрын

Okay but the cover art changes to include the song title!!

@lac0rde 4 жыл бұрын

@@pechondelgado What about the name of the songs changing on the cover image ? This surely isn't automated.

@pechondelgado 4 жыл бұрын

@@lac0rde Probably isn't but it's easy enough to do in imovie or any video editing software.

@abadtime3319 4 жыл бұрын

It's not often an album makes me cry on first listen. This is just what I needed.

@matteoanceschi3098 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful album! Mike is amazing like always. I've just bought the vinyl. I'm waiting for him in Italy. He came her Last may in Milan but I didn't know about his concert. Mike come back soon in Italy!

@scotteubanks454 4 жыл бұрын

One person doesn't know what a masterpiece is

@drumsno 2 жыл бұрын

This is so underrated. Such a grower too!!

@barisbalkir 4 жыл бұрын

Polyvinly made it again! Another great sounds from the very best company. Sounds so close to Geoff Farina quality.

@louisyoung4991 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible, Masterpiece, Inspiring

@diegomedina9870 4 жыл бұрын

Saludos desde Argentina!! Muy lindo el material , buenas guitarras como siempre !!!!

@theohiocalls 2 жыл бұрын

I should have known is such a great song from start to end.

@XXSilenceIKillYouXX 4 жыл бұрын

Dead For Days is without a doubt one of his saddest songs ever

@noahbealand 4 жыл бұрын

Did he get divorced? :(

@AlexMcAnderMattias 4 жыл бұрын

@@noahbealand I was wondering the same thing. really seems like it.

@synthesizerneil 4 жыл бұрын

@@noahbealand yep

@Conturnal 4 жыл бұрын

@@synthesizerneil Where did you hear this? I was more under the impression that their relationship was being strained but that they were trying to sort it out (the lyrics about both going to therapy etc)

@xinthisdiaryx 4 жыл бұрын

Connor Moir The songs aren’t linear. I remember going to therapy with my wife. Sometimes you just can’t fix broken :/

@amowdy 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing

@offthecufff 4 жыл бұрын

oh my god this is so good

@ShaneElias 4 жыл бұрын

amazing album

@nikosriekstinsfgfs 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@rogerailiff4941 8 ай бұрын

So good❤

@samiserrag 2 жыл бұрын

This is a masterpiece! WOW!

@michaelberry6379 3 жыл бұрын

this is really a great album

@itssupermilodude 4 жыл бұрын

Man don’t do this to me. I’m still not over lp2 of American football

@Jamesp1972 3 жыл бұрын

LP3 is even betterer

@drumsno 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jamesp1972 that one's.... Okay.

@Episteme-da-Banana 3 жыл бұрын

angelic songs

@richardfortin756 4 жыл бұрын

Great album. Especially for when you are down in the dumps.

@DownValleyTroy 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it'll cheer you right up

@FluxFreeman 3 жыл бұрын

Here I am in a hotel

@CamiloSinger 4 жыл бұрын

Listened to it last night. It broke me. I love it.

@lucasd.oliveira4551 4 жыл бұрын

Owen é simplesmente meu músico favorito. Provavelmente o álbum do ano pra mim ^-^

@sacomet1l506 4 жыл бұрын

Pra gente

@bernardoborges5050 4 жыл бұрын

coisa boa ver br aqui

@greenacre 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible effort. Fully exceeded expectations.

@HarrisonKarlin 3 жыл бұрын

God bless Mike

@dotti2050 3 жыл бұрын

O damn only 5 sec in and mmmfff so purty

@MeatSnax 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this hits the highs of L'ami de Peuple, but for my money this is the most solid full length Mike has been a part of.

@louisyoung4991 4 жыл бұрын

Really did you like L'ami de peuple that much? It wasn't my favourite by long stretch he's one of my favorite artists but I like New Leaves the best

@MeatSnax 4 жыл бұрын

@@louisyoung4991 Yeah a lot of prople find it forgettable which is so weird to me. I Got High, Love Is Not Enough, Coffin Companions, Who Cares, Where Do I Begin, and Vivid Dreams are some of his best songs. I think I like it because the lyrics are a bit more mundane than his earlier stuff and I was already boring by the time I got around to Owen.

@TheFallOfManbearpig Жыл бұрын

Does anyone else listen through this album front to back like twice or more per day or do i have a legitimate problem?

@brandondsocal Жыл бұрын

This album is a classic. Songs for every stage of life

@seantighe5256 4 жыл бұрын

So freakishly talented great drummer too check all his bands out if you haven’t 🍺

@zekken_aholic1110 4 жыл бұрын

Headphoned represents everyone during the pandemic.

@goldsoundzrob 4 жыл бұрын

This has been the biggest grower on the album for me, got it on repeat!

@anthonystefani9242 4 жыл бұрын

GOAT status re confirmed

@chris_lammers 4 жыл бұрын

Massive

@juanjovr1 4 жыл бұрын

no one's talking about Cacie Dalager's collaboration in this tho

@chrisvar5160 4 жыл бұрын

Love Now now

@yishaiwhite9730 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering who that is! So good, I love Now, Now's music

@p4n4r 4 жыл бұрын

owen, me estas ayudando a sobrevivir en medio de todo esto.

@barticito 4 жыл бұрын

Animo, amigo. Estoy seguro que eres un hombre de bien. Tu nombre me lo dice.

@toyama9062 4 жыл бұрын

im bout to sample dead for days

@marcusvowels6404 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@SamsaraRecords 4 жыл бұрын

The bass in "On With The Show" reminds me of "Alma Matters". F*ck.

@evangrimminck2248 4 жыл бұрын

I. Love. Lapsteel.

@andreaconsonni4320 4 жыл бұрын

Un disco bellissimo che ho scoperto oggi per puro caso e già sono triste ma Mike ha un qualcosa di splendido

@vinifftl 4 жыл бұрын

Na moral, Owen é muito foda!!!

@tenseMDQ 4 жыл бұрын

come to argentina!!!!

@MikeDMeier69 3 жыл бұрын

God damn

@tbhv 4 жыл бұрын

@11:30 that chorus tho

@ninioayer 4 жыл бұрын

Muy bonito

@xuanhoan2622 4 жыл бұрын

Love this vibe album bring to me. From Việt Nam!

@atlantismathrock 4 жыл бұрын

si que me hiso lagrimear ...

@v.k5151 4 жыл бұрын

Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!

@winterbird4447 4 жыл бұрын

Pic is actually a glacier...not an avalanche....but whatever...great music!

@DownValleyTroy 3 жыл бұрын

As a geographer, I think about that every single time. Fortunately it doesn't affect my enjoyment of the record.

@alguemmemataporfavor 4 жыл бұрын

fantastico!!

@inmemory8161 4 жыл бұрын

is this the american football vocalist? no really it doesnt sound similar to him. it sounds the exact same. my gosh

@bringthepainbitch5818 4 жыл бұрын

It is

@louisyoung4991 4 жыл бұрын

This is very hard to understand whether or not this was a joke haha It is btw.

@MeatSnax 4 жыл бұрын

It's so weird to me when fans of AF don't know about Owen. There's so much of his stuff that's just as good, if not better, than AF's tiny discography.

@DownValleyTroy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes and his name is Mike Kinsella

@coffeepuff4413 2 жыл бұрын

Shades of Outside Now by Frank Zappa on Mom and Dead, gorgeous.

@Mr__Snrub 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the tunings on these songs??

@onlyshiver 4 жыл бұрын

I Should’ve Known: DAD#FAD (capo 4) A New Muse: DADEAD (capo 4) On With The Show: EADGBE I’d also assume Dead For Days, Wanting And Willing, and I Go, Ego are all DADF#AD or some variation of it. Maybe DADGAD or something. I haven’t been playing guitar for long so I might be way off, but it sounds accurate and based on his track record of tunings under Owen it’s not unlikely.

@Mr__Snrub 4 жыл бұрын

WhosCali thanks a lot! Appreciate it

@DownValleyTroy 3 жыл бұрын

@@onlyshiver No FADGCE on this one?