All you guys (and trust me, you are all guys) who are bummed about David Berman’s Silver Jews implosion and Bill Callahan’s ruination of your hopes for a pre-release leak, buck up. Because: a) your girlfriend especially doesn’t want to hear that music today, and b) Chicago singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (a.k.a. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone) has an elegant bummer of a track from his forthcoming album (Vs. Children, out April 7 on Tomlab) available for free download here.
“With the money in the backseat, baby, we could buy a house,” sings Ashworth. “And raise a little family on Schlitz and Mickey Mouse.” And they said romance was dead. Stream below.
“Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)”:
