Shooting Star (EP)
second extended play by the American band Owl City
Shooting Star is the second extended play by American electronica project Owl City, released on iTunes and other media outlets on May 15, 2012, through Universal Republic. The extended play consists of four new songs that would also be on Young's subsequent album, The Midsummer Station. Mark Hoppus, vocalist for Blink-182 is featured on the song "Dementia".
Background
"I feel that as an artist you should never really look back or repeat yourself," Adam Young tells Billboard during an interview. Young was planning for a new album to be released in the summer of 2012 and Shooting Star "is just to help build excitement... for the [new] record coming out." His second extended play "is kind of a preview, and I wanted to make sure the four songs on the EP gave sort of an accurate snapshot or a taste of what the new record is about."
Composition
Though Young stays true to his synthpop roots, the EP illustrates his efforts to create a polished and radio-friendly sound, dabbling heavily with European trance in "Shooting Star" and rock on "Dementia". "Gold" and "Take It All Away" have been described as pop-oriented tracks.
Release
Along with the EP's release, "Shooting Star" was released as the lead single on May 15, 2012. Upon the EP's release, the remaining three tracks were exclusively streamed, "Gold" on Celebuzz, "Dementia" on Alternative Press and "Take It All Away" on Idolator, respectively. Owl City embarked on a promotional tour in North America and Europe in the summer of 2012, with Demi Lovato, in support of the EP.
Critical reception
Matt Collar of AllMusic stated, "Musically, Shooting Star features more of Owl City's signature synth and melodic pop-oriented songs.
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