Owen's self-titled 2001 album serves as a definitive statement of Kinsella's intimate, diaristic songwriting. The LP consolidates the sound he'd begun exploring on previous EPs, pairing introspective lyrics with delicate acoustic arrangements.
- The album was recorded at 03 Studio in Bloomington, Indiana.
- Owen was released on Polyvinyl Records, a label Kinsella co-founded.
- This LP followed two earlier, CDR-only releases under the Owen moniker.
Owen is the indie rock solo project of Mike Kinsella, a prolific multi-instrumentalist with a history in landmark Chicago-area emo bands. At the time of "Owen," Kinsella had recently released a third LP with American Football and was exploring a more intimate, acoustic-led sound under his own name.
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