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Adam Young, the sole resident of the electronic/pop project, in my mind doubles as a Tom Delonge/Stephen Christian (Anberlin) stunt double. But he’s so much more. His latest release Ocean Eyes, found me while I was browsing through free songs on iTunes.
The first single, “Fireflies” caught my attention due to it’s upbeat melodic synth lines, balanced by auto tuned vocals expressing thoughts on life, insomnia and glow in the dark insects. You’re too late to snatch it for free on iTunes or …

“I don’t wanna spend this Friday night, like I had to spend last Friday night.” Anyone remember that House of Heroes song?
I’m feeling quite the opposite right now. Last Friday I was with about 80 friends around a fire talking about God and singing songs. Tonight, I’m updating my blog and editing audio.
It’s not all bad. Tea is being drunken and I’m slowly working my way through a book called “The Problem of Pain” by CS Lewis. Ironically, a month or so back I bought his book …