Music to drink tea by
AFoR Advent: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Does this even count as a Christmas song? I’d suspect not given that it’s not actual about Christmas outside of that title. The whole song is about growing up after university and how utterly miserable and lonely that experience can be. Which of course makes for just the right tone for a festive song.
That said, even if it doesn’t quite meet the criteria, it certainly has the right feel. This is as close as you can get I think to a song itself actually feeling cold. There’s a slight sleigh-bell sound milling about in there too. If you’re someone, like me, who absolutely detests this time of year, it’s just about the perfect song for this time of year.
Now if I can just turn this around on you people for a moment, is Casiotone any good live? He’s playing a few UK dates later in the month including one in London. I’ve put off getting tickets as there are still a ton left and he seems like he might not lend himself well to a live environment. Any experiences?
I saw him in Manchester in April or May of this year and… well, I’d say it’s worth your pennies if you like live music. It wasn’t the greatest show, but you had to make allowances for the fact that he and his band were delayed getting from wherever their last show was (Ireland, I think), and didn’t get to the venue till about 9.30, so they didn’t get to soundcheck.
I doubt it’s going to be expensive in relation to a lot of other shows you get these days…
I hope that’s of some help to you!