Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Town Topic CD OIB05
Side A
- Ice Cream Truck
- Town Topic (instrumental)
Side B
- I Love Creedence (instrumental)
- Green Cotton Sweater (version)
Following a series of singles for various independent record labels, Ashworth is to release the 7 inch EP Town Topic, via Brighton based indie collective One Inch Badge Records (OIB Records). Town Topic is the soundtrack EP for the American independent film Stay The Same Never Change by the critically acclaimed New York / Los Angeles artist Laurel Nakadate.
Bathed in the blinding light and sticky heat of Kansas City’s summer, Stay The Same Never Change is largely improvised by its cast, who generously opened their real-life homes, yards, bedrooms and other private spaces to Nakadate’s inquisitive lens as she create a fictional account of everyday lives and a portrait of a real place. It’s an unsettling coming-of-age story delivered through the real-life experiences of youth in the American Midwest.
Over the past ten years Ashworth has experimented with a diverse range of genres including dark synth pop, classic rock balladry, country-tinged techno, 60’s bubblegum pop, and stark piano bar jazz. Through his wild experimentation and introspective character studies Ashworth’s popularity has escalated rapidly making him one of the most invigorating and heartfelt songwriters working in independent music.
