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Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, new album, single “Old Panda Days” [mp3+pic]

Casiotone’s new album “Advance Base Battery Life” is a compilation of singles/rarities from 2004-2007.  I saw CFTPA last year in Madison, WI and realized that although I love his music, Casiotone is meant to be enjoyed…alone (on headphones).

CFTPA live in Madison, WI 10.03.08, The Annex

The first single “Old Panda Days” is a winner…and as the Daytrotter Sessions with the Donkey’s revealed, CFTPF is an exceptional songwriter, but is limited in his arrangements.  “OPD” is more refined than many of his older solo efforts, featuring a softly spoken duet of sorts with Nick Krgovich, which reminded me of another drum machine lo-fi cut “Sweet Suspense” ft. Kyle Fischer, and Khaela Maricich from The Blow.

CFTPA-Old Panda Days

Kyle Fischer ft. The Blow-Sweet Suspense

From “Advance…” CFTPA-Streets Of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Passion Pit @ Black Cat w/ Paper Route, Cale Parks, 02.03.09 [vids+pics]

Cale Parks

[Cale Parks website]

Paper Route

[Paper Route website]

Passion Pit

“Sleephead”

“I’ve Got Your Number”

[Passion Pit on MySpace]

Errol Morris Examines the Bush Presidency Through Photos

[“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” via NYT Zoom Blog]

Portrait of a Hungry Cat

“Nom nom nom” - Colby T. Catface

View of Obama from the Parade Route

After waiting in the cold for 3 hours with @Kate_One and @neshtofino, this was our view of Obama from the parade route.