METROPOLIS PRESENTS

OWEN

Live at Oslo, Hackney

Tickets are on sale from Alt Tickets. 16+ (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult)

Spanning more than two decades, Mike Kinsella’s widely influential songwriting has steadily
sharpened and evolved with each new chapter. In his solo vehicle as Owen (in addition to his
roles along the way with American Football, Cap’n Jazz, the more recent LIES, and other
collaborative ventures), Kinsella’s ability to seamlessly stitch jagged emotional currents into
crushingly beautiful songs has remained at the forefront of his art. This contrast has become
more distinct as Owen expanded from unassuming acoustic beginnings into more ornate
production, reaching new levels of complexity and clarity by the release of 2020’s The
Avalanche. The Falls of Sioux, Kinsella’s newest Owen full-length, levels up even further. As
much as these nine songs represent a type of reinvention, they also feel like the natural next step
in Kinsella’s growth, both artistic and personal. The album perforates an established sound to
explore unlikely musical ideas, while the songs document a time of moving through life-altering
turmoil into brighter days. Heavy themes are turned over with a gentle hand, and Kinsella
inhabits the deeper perspectives that come with hard-earned life experience.