Ghost Town (Owen album)

Ghost Town is the sixth full-length album by Chicago musician Mike Kinsella under the moniker Owen.^[1] It was released on November 8, 2011 to mostly positive reviews.^[2][3][4]

Ghost Town
Studio album by Owen
Released	November 8, 2011
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:37
Label	Polyvinyl
Producer	Brian Deck Neil Strauch
Owen chronology
New Leaves (2009) Ghost Town (2011) L'Ami du Peuple (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(70/100) link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolutepunk	(8.6/10) link
Allmusic	link
The A.V. Club	(B-) link
The Line of Best Fit	link
PopMatters	link
PunkNews	link
SputnikMusic	(4.5/5) link
The 405	(7.5/10) link

Development

Kinsella has stated in interviews that the album was composed over the course of about two years, with the early drum work beginning while he was on tour with a reunited Cap'n Jazz in 2010. Sources of inspiration for the record included his first experiences as a father, exploring his old home and defending his beliefs.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Many Moons"	4:46
2.	"No Place Like Home"	4:43
3.	"O, Evelyn"	2:56
4.	"I Believe"	6:11
5.	"The Armoire"	4:13
6.	"An Animal"	4:36
7.	"No Language"	4:09
8.	"Mother's Milk Breath"	5:03
9.	"Everyone's Asleep in the House but Me"	4:00
Total length:		40:37