Owen Ashworth, the one-man-band known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, is a man who knows the meaning of morose. Musically, at least, it seems Ashworth is very, very glum. With his newest release, Etiquette, he wants to share with you ย and anyone else who will listen ย his new crop of sorrows. Ashworth upgrades his minimalist, battery-operated keyboard indie-tronica this go-around. Do real strings, drums and flutes mean Ashworth’s melancholy, self-wallowing and frustration are on a grander scale? You’ll have to go to the show to find out.
This article appears in Jun 21-27, 2007.