Blog: The Needle Drop

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is warm and understanding like a hug from your Mom, and this new LP is the tightest squeeze yet. Over the past few releases, there's been a big change in CFTPA. The band's only member, Owen Ashworth, has been basing his music less and less on casio tones; but don't worry, the painfully alones haven't left the building. Vs. Children has its share of keyboards, but live drums and acoustic pianos steal the show about half the time. The recordings hardly qualify as lo-fi, too--especially since fi seems to be [...]