The final CFTPA tour was always going to be an event laced with sadness, though for many different reasons. A band splitting up to pursue different directions is one thing, but a man who is tired of playing songs he wrote over ten years ago is another entirely.

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – The Luminaire, London, 27/04/09
Owen Ashworth brings his beautifully fragile recordings to The Luminaire, mesmerizing the sell-out crowd and spinning his wonderful tales of woe. Ama Chana reviews.

ATP vs The Fans Strike Back – Minehead, 8th-10th May 2009
We give you All Tomorrow’s Parties from two perspectives. Boy and girl. Adam Elmahdi and Kate Price give a detailed look at last weekends “The Fans Strike Back” event.

ATP vs The Fans Strike Back. The Brainlove Chronicles.
Before we run our extensive review of last weekends ATP shenanigans, we asked John Brainlove’s to jot down some thoughts about the weekends happenings. Look out for a full review, plus a bumper photo feature coming very soon!!

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Vs. Children
The fifth album from lo-fi Californian Casiotone for the Painfully Alone may be divisive among non-fans.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Advance Base Battery Life
Offering little to seasoned CFTPA fans and even less to those of unaccustomed lugs, Advance Base Battery Life feels like a record label stroll down memory lane…
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – The Luminaire, London 20/03/08
I’m not going to make any bones about it. I completely love Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. His minimal rickety plonks, lo-fi fuzz and personal lyrics break my heart.
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