Honestly, Adam’s new Sky Sailing name isn’t much different than Owl City. It is pretty much what you would expect an acoustic Owl City to sound like. What I like about Adam is that he has the courage to do things other pop artists would never do and completely rebrand himself.
An Airplane Carried Me To Bed is still in the same realm that Ocean Eyes and Owl City's other albums exist, in “dream-pop.” Tracks like “Brielle” and “I Live Alone” suggest the sound of Owl City, but focus more on acoustic guitar and piano than on the electronic keyboard we have been so accustomed to see Young on. Young shows his ability to write a song that doesn’t rely on his programmed beats.
For those who don’t enjoy Owl City because of Young’s distinct style, will most likely not enjoy this album. This album is intriguing because it shows that Adam Young is able to go full circle and embrace different musical styles. Young has stated that Sky Sailing was reality long before Owl City was imagined. Sky Sailing was his original project. His vocal melodies, instrumentation, and overall feel of his new genre, “dream-pop” all began in An Airplane Carried Me To Bed, and it is just as happy and hopeful as Owl City.
