This is Owl City's Freshman album but I don't think anybody will find it unless they already like Owl City's other albums. Which is somewhat unfortunate because it's good music all on its own. This album seems to be a bit more synth-heavy, which may be why it wasn't until the second or third album that more people started noticing. By far, my favorite on this is Hello Seattle, which also happens to be on Ocean Eyes. This recording of Hello Seattle seems a bit more mellow, at the cost of being maybe a bit more muffled but surprisingly a little bit less synthy. It's a difference of two years of practicing his mastering skills. I'll stick with this recording as my favorite, but unless you listen to them back-to-back as I just did you probably won't notice much of a difference.
If you're not sure whether or not you'll like Owl City, I'd recommend starting with one of the other albums and then come back and get this one for five more songs if you like the sound.