Town Topic, by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CD single on Tomlab)

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The ’Town Topic EP’ is the soundtrack to video artist and photographer Laurel Nakadate’s debut feature film, ’Stay The Same Never Change’. Laurel commissioned CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE’s Owen Ashworth to provide all of the music for ’Stay The Same Never Change’, right down to the character’s ring tones.

The TOWN TOPIC EP consists of thirteen short instrumental pieces, book-ended by the two vocal tracks that were recorded specifically for the film: "Ice Cream Truck," which, over a simulated July soundscape of Mr. Softee jingles, cicadas and trunk-rattling bass from passing cars, tells the story of criminal-minded kids who go joy-riding in a stolen ice cream truck and make other poorly-informed decisions along the way, and "Green Cotton Sweater (version)," which trumps the song’s 2001 appearance on the Pocket Symphonies For Lonesome Subway Cars LP with blown-out drum machine rhythms, clattering pianos, and loads of vintage amp abuse.

Other stand-out tracks include "Town Topic (instrumental)," a jukebox-ready country shuffle that could easily be mistaken for the backing track of a long-lost Patsy Cline hit, and "Nashville Parthenon (instrumental)," which re-imagines the original electro arrangement as a lovely and minimal electric piano lullaby.

The cover photograph, which features two of the actors from Stay The Same Never Change, was taken by Laurel Nakadate.

Tracklist: Ice Cream Truck Town Topic (instrumental), I Love Creedence (instrumental), Lesley Gore on the TAMI Show (instrumental), Twinkle Echo (reverse), Nashville Parthenon (instrumental), STSNC, Twinkle Echo (redux), I Like Common, Possible Love Interest (ringtone), Bad People (ringtone), OMG (ringtone), Probably Walkin Down The Street (ringtone), Ice Cream Truck (instrumental), Green Cotton Sweater (version)

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