AOTY 2023

Cinematic

Owl City - Cinematic
Critic Score
Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 113 ratings
2018 Ratings: #762
Liked by 6 people
June 1, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
Republic, No Label / Label
Electropop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

40
Sputnikmusic

Composed of fifteen songs, wielding titles such as ‘Fiji Water’ and ‘The 5th of July’, Adam Young has once again made a thing. There are synthesizers, and even drums!

OpiesFuneral
12

graphic design is my passion

charlie17
NR

You would not believe your eyes.

MusicTheJax
40

Yeah as an owl city hyper fan. this album disappointed heavily.

accountoftheyea
60

OWL CITY, CITY TOUR 8: Cinematic (the audio-graphical album)

WOW people didn't like Mobile Orchestra! Can't blame them really, it was mostly quite mid-to-awful songs but i liked a good chunk out of it, and it's all that matter to me. Ok, so what changed? well OWL CITY left his record label after releasing MO, so you can look at that as an album that was quickly put together, guess he finally Caved In.

So the biggest upgrade on Cinematic over Mobile Orchestra is that this album is more ... read more

Kondopilled
10

This album is so meteorically slow. Nothing ever happens or rewards you for sitting through it. It’s a biography of different points in his life told in the most straightforward and mundane way possible with no personality or character.

And it just. Keeps. Going.

So many people look to Coco Moon as being the worst Owl City has to offer. At least Coco Moon has some allegorical purpose. At least Coco Moon has some interesting storytelling. At least Coco Moon has a genuine warrant for its ... read more

aleonardoartz
81

oops my rating went up again

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Added on: November 3, 2017