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Wall Of Tears 3:27 ░▐ ▌░ 02. Sweet Old World 4:04 ░▐ ▌░ 03. Love At The Five & Dime 4:26 ░▐ ▌░ 04. How Can You Live If You Can't Love How Can You 2:49 ░▐ ▌░ If You Do ░▐ ▌░ 05. Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day 4:35 ░▐ ▌░ 06. One Red Rose 2:15 ░▐ ▌░ 07. Unwed Fathers 3:35 ░▐ ▌░ 08. Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna 3:49 ░▐ ▌░ Beauregard ░▐ ▌░ 09. Mr. Chill 3:35 ░▐ ▌░ 10. Solid Heart 3:44 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth performs poignant, lushly ░▐ ▌░ arranged indie pop songs as Advance Base. Previously known ░▐ ▌░ for his beloved indie electronic outfit Casiotone for the ░▐ ▌░ Painfully Alone, which released several albums and toured ░▐ ▌░ constantly between 1997 and 2010, he retired the project and ░▐ ▌░ started fresh, establishing Advance Base in 2011. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Featuring an organic-sounding mix of acoustic instrumentation ░▐ ▌░ and minimal electronics, albums such as 2015's "Nephew In The ░▐ ▌░ Wild" and 2018's "Animal Companionship" showcased Ashworth's ░▐ ▌░ understated singing style and affecting lyrics. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Aside from playing Advance Base shows, the form of musical ░▐ ▌░ expression IÆve most desperately missed during our current ░▐ ▌░ era of social isolation is singing karaoke. I have a great ░▐ ▌░ affection for the tiny communities that come together in any ░▐ ▌░ dive bar or pizzeria willing to invest in a modest PA & ░▐ ▌░ karaoke license, united by a common compulsion to earnestly ░▐ ▌░ sing their favorite pop songs in front of friends & ░▐ ▌░ strangers, accompanied by the artifice of prerecorded ░▐ ▌░ electronic instrumental arrangement. Wall of Tears & Other ░▐ ▌░ Songs I DidnÆt Write is my ode to karaoke bars & karaoke ░▐ ▌░ singers. Consider it an album-length karaoke performance by ░▐ ▌░ me, Owen Ashworth. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The ten songs on this album were written by some of my very ░▐ ▌░ favorite songwriters, including a few IÆm lucky enough to ░▐ ▌░ call friends. The original recordings of these songs have ░▐ ▌░ been constant companions in recent years, accompanying me on ░▐ ▌░ late night walks & aimless drives around Chicago & its ░▐ ▌░ suburbs. They have all made me cry at various points as I ░▐ ▌░ imagined how good it would feel to sing them at karaoke. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The instrumental arrangements were performed & recorded in my ░▐ ▌░ Oak Park, IL basement using electronic keyboards, samplers & ░▐ ▌░ drum machines with the single exception of the pedal steel ░▐ ▌░ solo on ôLove at the Five & Dime,ö which was performed & ░▐ ▌░ recorded by Xandy Chelmis from the Asheville, NC band ░▐ ▌░ Wednesday. Nicholas Krgovich sang & recorded the backing ░▐ ▌░ vocals for that same song, & the backing vocals on ôWall of ░▐ ▌░ Tearsö were provided by Rebecca Clay Cole, two dear friends ░▐ ▌░ who share my love for these songsÆ original recordings. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The guitar-like tones on ôWall of Tears,ö ôHow Can You ░▐ ▌░ Liveà,ö ôSolid Heartö & ôLove at the Five & Dimeö (other than ░▐ ▌░ XandyÆs pedal steel solo) were performed on a little Korg ░▐ ▌░ sampling keyboard loaded with single-note recordings I made ░▐ ▌░ by plucking the strings of an Oscar Schmidt autoharp, run ░▐ ▌░ through a chain of guitar effect pedals. I call this ░▐ ▌░ instrument an ôOscartron.ö As much as I love guitar music, I ░▐ ▌░ have never been a guitar player, but I have come to love the ░▐ ▌░ sound of the OscartronÆs eerie approximation. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ My sincere thanks to the recording artists who taught these ░▐ ▌░ songs to me: K.T. Oslin, Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffith, ░▐ ▌░ Wednesday, Iris DeMent, John Prine (times three), Dan ░▐ ▌░ Wriggins & Gia Margaret. 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