"This one, it's a little shinier, not quite so organic. ... It's almost airbrushed, and there's a variety of songs," he said. "A bit dreamier, the melodies are a bit stronger and more powerful, and the lyrics are a bit wittier. It's more of a complete piece [than Ocean Eyes], really."

While Young could write and record the new Owl City disc — which he said is due in "early to mid-December" — practically anywhere, he's not straying far from the formula he perfected on Ocean Eyes: The new OC album will still be a basement affair. The only difference is that, now, millions of folks will be waiting to hear what he comes up with. Then again, that's not exactly a bad problem to have, and he knows it.

"It's amazing to me that, now, people are interested in the music, so there's a pressure, I guess. But, thanks to the success of the last one, I toured a lot, and I was basically playing the same songs every day for six months," he said. "You hear things in songs you didn't hear when you first recorded them, so now I know what direction I want to steer things in. There's definitely a vision this time, and it's exciting to have one of those."

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