Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

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The Drowned-Up: Recent releases that slipped under the radar

DiS gets sent an awful lot of mail and, try as we may, we can't find the words to write at length about everything. So, each week (or thereabouts) from now until someone doesn't deliver their copy on time, we'll attempt to rush you through a heap of things we've been sent or been listening to.»

SXSW high-fives from Rolo Tomassi, Fear & Records and Holy Roar Records

In Depth by peterwhite

Rolo Tomassi went to Austin, Texas and absolutely slayed SXSW. They made noise, made people dance and made people cry. We gathered a gang to drive them across the desert and to score them beer and make sure that they ate enough BBQ. In return, they told us all about their five SXSW musical highlights...»

Friday Feeling: Phoning It In

In Depth by Luke Slater

Diane Cluck, Lou Barlow, CocoRosie, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Marissa Nadler, Times New Viking and Jens Lekman (plus a few hundred others...) all play a live radio session down the phone. Sounds good? Yeah, it is actually...»

Singles Round-up (21/04/08)

In Depth by Mike Diver

A so-so slew on the whole this week, with a few glittering gems. After much picking and choosing, it's We Are The Physics who tickle our fancy the most. ‘You Can Do Athletics, BTW’ is our Single of the Week»

‘This guy’s totally crazy, right?’: DiS meets Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

In Depth by James Gracey

Having recorded his first three albums on battery-powered keyboards and electronics with a 4-track cassette, Owen Ashworth - AKA Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - has really pushed the boat out for his latest record, Etiquette. DiS catches up with Ashworth in Belfast...»