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THE OWLS

Daughters and Suns now out on MagicMarker

About Me

BOOKING
Please direct all booking related requests to Green Room :[email protected]
(We may not be able to respond to booking requests if sent through myspace.)
REVIEWS

City Pages feature
11-07-07
Peter Scholtes

All Music
The Owls' first full-length album is a giant step beyond their debut EP.... It takes them out of the world of workaday indie pop and into a more sophisticated world of bands like Camera Obscura, Young and Sexy, and Belle & Sebastian who add a large helping of drama and soul to their sound....When they blend together in different formations, it can raise goose bumps and warm hearts. Daughters and Suns is a real coming out party for the Owls, the record could steal some hearts .... ( more )


Pitchfork
"Minneapolis four-piece the Owls had one of the dreamiest indie-pop songs of 2004 in "Air", from debut "mini LP" Our Hopes and Dreams. "Peppermint Patty", from follow-up Daughters and Suns, shows the band continuing to delight in the softer side of the Velvet Underground (particularly Loaded's "Who Loves the Sun"), with their lush boy-girl harmonies, acoustic guitars, and plinking piano. It's a tender, nuanced song about a Belle and Sebastian-worthy protagonist...

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Member Since: 11/13/2006
Band Website: theowls.net
Band Members: The Owls are Allison LaBonne, Maria May, Brian Tighe and John Jerry.
Influences: Check out The Owls on NPR's "Second Stage":http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId= 17135411
Sounds Like: Check out this video: The Owls "The Way On" music video

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Record Label: Magic Marker Records
Type of Label: Indie