Casiotone for the Painfully
Alone/ The Donkeys – Split
Antenna Farm, 2007
Acquired: A Casiotone and/or Donkeys Show, New, 2007/8
Price: $5
I love both of these bands, and the fact that they’re friends just makes thing
even more awesome. I’m pretty sure I got this the first time I saw the Donkeys
in Lawrence. And I’m pretty sure they were opening for Casiotone for the
Painfully Alone. Every time after that, I made sure to catch the Donkeys in
Lawrence (or at SXSW) because goddamnit, those dudes just wanna have fun and
really like what they do. “White Corolla” is a classic Casiotone jam, perhaps
made even better when Owen Ashworth has to sing it himself in a live setting.
The Donkeys “Be My Girl” is one of their tastiest jams marrying a rock solid
hook to that laidback California charm that infects all their music. It is nice
having jams this tasty as 7” exclusives. Someday they’ll brighten up a couple
of career retrospectives assuming either of these groups would ever get career
retrospectives. I only say that because I don’t feel like either band is as
beloved as they oughta be, dagummit (although I suppose Casiotone already have their own singles and B-sides collection, but what about the Donkeys damnit!)
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