Next Elvis #13: Sky Sailing

Info: Sky Sailing is one of the many side projects of Adam Young, the man behind Owl City. I came across Sky Sailing when I was perusing the web for content for another post. Sky Sailing is merely acoustic guitar, piano, and voicebox, and I have seen it described as simply "Owl City unplugged," but I think that there is a lot more promise here. Building off Owl City's massive success in the past year, yet developing a different style of expression, Sky Sailing will likely be able to cut out its own niche and remain uniquely independent. Right now, there are two demos up on Sky Sailing's MySpace page, and the record is scheduled to drop on July 13. Let's hope the rest of it is as good as what's up there now.

Sounds Kind of Like: The Send, The Postal Service, and of course, Owl City.

Bio: Check out this introductory blog on Sky Sailing's MySpace.

Why it's going to be the next Elvis: Sky Sailing seems to have some pretty nice, refreshing tunes. Plus, interest is almost guaranteed on the heels of Young's recent successes.

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Links:
Website
MySpace
Facebook

The Proliferation of Adam Young

Everyone knows about Owl City and the one-man band's first single "Fireflies," but did you know that Adam Young has seventeen (and a half) projects all told? Here they are:

1. Owl City
2. Port Blue
3. Swimming With Dolphins
4. Windsor Airlift
5. Insect Airport
6. Dolphin Park
7. Seagull Orchestra
8. Nuclear Suplex
9. The Grizzly
10. El Uno Clarence, The One Clarence
11. Basketball
12. Chester Mcwiggins and the Kowboy Kidz
13. Novel
14. Aquarium
15. Blue Dallas
16. Keehar
17. Sky Sailing
18. And, possibly in the future, Goodbye Dubai with Matthew Thiessen of Relient K.

And now, videos of the projects I couldn't find on MySpace.

Novel:


Aquarium:


The only project I could find absolutely nothing on was Blue Dallas. Thanks to this page for providing the list.

Favorite Song

With 79 iTunes plays since I found it in late April, Lymbyc Systym's Processed Spirits is my most-played and favorite song in recent memory. It's from Field Studies, Lymbyc Systym's split EP with This Will Destroy You, another fantastic band. I'm really getting into alternative instrumental rock, and it is definitely rocking my socks off. And so, without further ado, Lymbyc Systym's Processed Spirits:

And now, a word about me!

Hey not to push my own stuff unfairly or anything, but I thought you might be interested to know that, just tonight, I wrapped my third album, "Truths for the Jaded." I'm not calling it good or anything, but if you'd like, you can check it out and download it for free!

Truths for the Jaded by tdq11