Mobile Orchestra
by Owl City
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 10, 2015
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 44
  3. Negative: 12 out of 44
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  1. JuneDominic
    Jul 12, 2015
    10
    Adam Young= PURE AWESOME SYNTHPOP. I loved every track especially This Isn't The End and Back Home. His collaborations are the best! This is a must-listen!
  2. cryhardhumor
    Jul 14, 2015
    9
    Owl City as come so far and matured. His last few albums felt a bit stale, so Mobile Orchestra is just the right mix of strong lyrics and awesome instrumentals that I've been waiting for
  3. Rohan_99
    Aug 15, 2015
    9
    I liked his wide range of collaborations with different artists
    of different genre in MO. Clearly, his taste of music in this
    album was completely new and magical though it lacked in some areas. Overall, Verge was an eye opening track to look out for, Back Home delivered us his love for country songs, Thunderstruck was an excellent EDM, Unbelievable wasn't good enough but still    I liked his wide range of collaborations with different artists
    of different genre in MO. Clearly, his taste of music in this
    album was completely new and magical though it lacked in
    some areas. Overall, Verge was an eye opening track to
    look out for, Back Home delivered us his love for country
    songs, Thunderstruck was an excellent EDM, Unbelievable
    wasn't good enough but still lyrically superb, Bird with a
    broken wing exhilarated me with the uptown pop-funk and
    Cant Live Without You was another good EDM. Overall, MO
    unleashes a new feel of music, something that Owl City had
    never done before. This album may well be the opening of a
    new era for Owl City    … Expand
  4. LeoDiCaprioFan
    Apr 26, 2016
    7
    Cheesy songs but not bad album. The songs like "Verge", "Thunderstruck and "Unbelievable" and "I Can't Live Without You" is really energizing. It was kinda a bit disappointing because some of the songs are disappointing but good album.
  5. clanky9
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    this album is still great. There are a lot of great songs like cant live without ou aor bird with the broken wing. Overal its 9/10 for me

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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 20, 2015
    60
    Young still doesn't do darkness as well as light but Mobile Orchestra shows a willingness to grow and change that makes it the most complete portrait of Owl City's music yet.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Jul 10, 2015
    50
    These carefully manicured, melodic songs are much too transparent and lightweight, though, to leave much of an impression.
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  3. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Jul 10, 2015
    40
    The artist widened his palette this time, bringing in the country singer Jake Owen on one track, and soul star Aloe Blacc on a song that aims to repeat the magic Blacc struck on Aviici’s “Wake Me Up.” Unfortunately, Young’s nerdy sensibility kills that.
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