''The Midsummer Station - Acoustic'' is an extended play by the American

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project Owl City that was released on July 30, 2013. The EP reached number 99 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States.

Background

Owl City announced the release date of the EP via Twitter on July 3, 2013. The EP contains acoustic versions of " Good Time", "Gold" and "

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" from the fourth studio album, '' The Midsummer Station'', as well as two previously unreleased tracks, "Hey Anna" and "I Hope You Think of Me".

Reception

''The Midsummer Station - Acoustic'' was generally met with positive reviews. Fred Thomas of AllMusic stated, "Though still employing electronic drums and a variety of non-acoustic instruments, the EP does offer stripped-down versions of three songs from the album, including laid-back alternate renditions of singles 'Shooting Star' and 'Good Time'." Jono Davies of ''Louder Than Music'' remarked, "What you get is two new songs and three different mixes of well known Owl City songs - some work, some don't - but what you do get is something the fans will love to have." Ian Zandi of ''Indie Vision Music'' gave a more negative review stating that the EP "should have never been made." He called the unreleased tracks "forgettable" and the acoustic songs, "not horrible" but "have no real reason to exist."

Track listing

Charts

References

Owl City albums 2013 EPs {{EP-stub