The Alternative, “Video Premiere: A Place For Owls – ‘Airport’”, 2022
“A Place for Owls is one of my favorite rising emo projects”
https://www.getalternative.com/video-premiere-a-place-for-owls-airport/
Colorado Public Radio, “The Local 303: Colorado Artists We’re Featuring for August 2022”, 2022
A Place For Owls is featured as part of Indie 102.3’s Local 303, highlighting emerging Colorado artists making an impact across the state’s independent music scene.
https://www.cpr.org/2022/08/01/the-local-303-colorado-artists-were-featuring-for-august-2022/
Boulder Weekly, “Feel the Feeling”, 2022
“Denver quintet A Place For Owls pulls their sound from a strain of emo born in the American midwest near the turn of the century: think twinkling guitars with anthemic crescendos, marked by a wistful sense of ennui and a measured dose of DIY punk basement-show energy. “
https://archives.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/feel-the-feeling/
Phoenix New Times, “Phoenix Emo Math Rockers Celebration Guns Are Going on Their Biggest Tour Yet”, 2023
“In late 2022, Weir first heard of A Place for Owls after he noticed the band gaining immense traction on Twitter. The attention was partly due to the band’s widely acclaimed self-titled debut album, which was released in August, but also came from their relentlessly wholesome online presence.”
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/celebration-guns-announces-tour-with-a-place-for-owls-15926479/
Boulder Weekly, “Dare You to Move”, 2023
Switchfoot performs at Denver’s Ogden Theater with support from local emo-rock outfit A Place for Owls.
https://archives.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/dare-you-to-move/
Birdy Magazine, “Queen City Sounds: February 2023”, 2023
“There are earnest questions, an acknowledgment of personal limitations and a trusting that no one person has to be all things to oneself or anyone else. One hears shades of Death Cab for Cutie somewhere in the songwriting but the band takes that earnestness and expert deployment of tight dynamics for maximum emotional resonance and puts it to a rich array of blooming melodies and sublime fades to tranquility.”
https://www.birdymagazine.com/text/queen-city-sounds-february-2023-by-tom-murphy/
PopMatters, “Digging Deeper with Denver Emo Band A Place For Owls”, 2024
“How We Dig in the Earth [is] a rewarding listen that reveals its layers progressively, even as its emotions hit hard right away.”
“…very much in the tradition of Sufjan Stevens‘ Seven Swans”
“Thus, A Place For Owls locate the essence of emo in the feeling the music creates, and the search for feeling unites the musician and the listener”
https://www.popmatters.com/a-place-for-owls-interview
The Honey POP, “Our ‘plans on a saturday?’ Listening To A Place For Owls”, 2024
“Emerging from the basement scene of Denver, A Place For Owls is one of those artists who has managed to craft the perfect blend of emotive lyrics and haunting melodies.”
“The track [help me let the right ones in] is highlighted by its powerful instrumentals and raw, vulnerable lyrics. It beautifully captures the essence of connection.
https://thehoneypop.com/2024/11/01/a-place-for-owls-how-we-dig-in-the-earth/
Just Some Mustard, “A Place For Owls Dig Into The Earth”, 2024
“The album takes listeners on a journey from despair to the promise of possibility. It is an album that deserves to be experienced from start to end much like your favorite novel. You can certainly put any of the songs on a playlist but to get the full effect you need to listen to it in full.
If you have been involved in the online independent music community there is a chance this is not your first time hearing of A Place for Owls. They have built an incredible community over the last few years locally and on Twitter.”
https://justsomemustard.com/2024/11/08/a-place-for-owls-dig-into-the-earth
EARMILK, “A Place For Owls ponder the Earth’s plight on their new single ‘broken open seed’”, 2024
“Those expected earnest, emo sentiments can be felt deeply as the song rings out accompanied by strongly stuck chords backed with careering percussion. The urgency feels real as their lyrics detail a message of sleepy life hidden within the earth as wars and dark forces conspire above to threaten life on the surface.
https://earmilk.com/2024/09/08/a-place-for-owls-ponder-the-earths-plight-on-their-new-single-broken-open-seed/
Chorus.fm, “A Place For Owls – how we dig in the earth”, 2024
“The opening songs feel similar to American Football meets Foxing & Manchester Orchestra, and offer a great reflective one-two punch in their delivery.”
“The faint sound of a trumpet in between the verses is something that the band probably picked up from listening to American Football albums, and yet they make it feel like their own style on this record. The crescendo on this song should be studied for future emo bands to take note of when they want to capture that just right emotion.”
https://chorus.fm/reviews/a-place-for-owls-how-we-dig-in-the-earth
Sputnikmusic, “A Place For Owls – how we dig in the earth”, 2024
“how we dig in the earth isn’t an easy record to pin down. Colorado’s A Place For Owls tick off a ton of boxes through the twelve songs on their sophomore effort - angsty alt-rock nodding to a certain Mancunian orchestra, twinkly Midwestern emo, delicate indie folk, brooding slowcore, and the melancholy side of post-rock all get their place in the sun at various points throughout the runtime. The magical thing, though, is that nothing feels disjointed - there’s an artful sense of balance, and the album congeals into an emotive and atmospheric coherent whole.”
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89178/A-Place-For-Owls-how-we-dig-in-the-earth/
VinylFantasy Reviews, “ALBUM REVIEW: A Place For Owls – how we dig in the earth”, 2024
“The Denver based emo outfit emerged in 2020, and went on to release a solid eponymous debut in 2022. A handful of releases have since followed, earning the band a cult favourite status among emo fans, especially those engaged with the DIY realm.”
“Acoustic guitars jangle next to scrappy, emo-tinged riffs, whilst catchy rhythms that perfectly capture the fine balance between complexity and simplicity are conjured up. Truly, this record exists as a journey.”
https://vinylfantasyreviews.co.uk/2024/11/09/album-review-a-place-for-owls-how-we-dig-in-the-earth
Swim Into The Sound, “A Place For Owls – how we dig in the earth | Album Review”, 2024
“If one follows the extended network of APFO and their Holy Fools, then it is no surprise that they are genuine people who ultimately believe in the beauty of life, community, and love. This authenticity shines through in “tattoo’s” chorus, using specific details to communicate universal feelings”
https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/11/27/a-place-for-owls-how-we-dig-in-the-earth-album-review
KGNU Community Radio, “Studio Session: A Place For Owls”, 2024
Ben of A Place for Owls, a Denver emo band, joined KGNU’s Indra Raj for a studio session. He discussed the band’s latest release, How We Dig in the Earth, and played a few songs. Ben highlighted the value of creating music within a community and the importance of pursuing creative passions regardless of age or professional status
https://kgnu.org/music-posts/studio-session-a-place-for-owls/
Westword, “Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in September 2024”, 2024
“It’s emo season. Denver crooners A Place for Owls know that, so the group dropped two singles independently this month, “broken open seed” (September 6) and “a tattoo of a candle” (September 30), to get you in the mood.”
https://www.westword.com/music/best-new-music-by-colorado-musicians-released-in-september-2024-22077190
BrooklynVegan, “Notable releases of the week”, 2024
Honorable mention.
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/planes-mistaken-for-stars-mount-eerie-thirdface-freddie-gibbs-reviews
Westword, “A Place For Owls Is Just ‘Normal Schmoes’ Making Kickass Emo”, 2025
“For Sooy, Perez, Nick Webber (guitar, keys and vocals), Jesse Cowan (drummer) and Ryan Day (bass) it’s about showing people it’s okay, and a surprisingly fun outlet, to be pick up an instrument and start a band, no matter your age or experience.”
“A Place For Owls will be an opener for the third and final night of the Used‘s 25th anniversary run at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, May 2. There’s also a July mini-tour with Tulsa post-rockers Unwed Sailor on the 2025 slate.”
https://www.westword.com/music/denver-band-a-place-for-owls-brings-kickass-emo-to-7th-circle-24090993/
Westword, “Our Favorite New Music From Colorado Artists This Month”, 2025
“In all, it’s a breath of fresh air that’s reminiscent of those early 2000s indie days that inspired both artists most.”
https://www.westword.com/music/best-new-colorado-music-releases-in-march-2025-24156451/
Westword, “The Inaugural Emo Fest Signals a Citywide Music Trend”, 2025
“The lineup is a twelve-pack of the latest and greatest native acts right now: In no particular order, A Place for Owls, Blackberry Crush, Flower Head, Creek, lobsterfight, Years Down, the Losers Club, EDITH, Adolla, POST/WAR, Buddy Bench, and Oh, Drifter are all set to take the stage.”
https://www.westword.com/music/denver-emo-fest-signals-a-music-trend-25223821/
The Human Recommendation, “Hope Is a Weapon!”, 2025
“When I saw how A Place for Owls participated online and the manner they were attempting to grow their community organically, not for a commodity of likes and shares but through fan by fan engagement you could see their D.I.Y ethic coming through. It was clear how much they love the D.I.Y experience from their first album to their sound evolving on their sophomore album.”
https://medium.com/the-human-recommendation/hope-is-a-weapon-fd5f5982a1d1