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I'll admit that I wasn't familiar with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's oeuvre prior to listening to their fifth full length, Vs. Children. Sure, I chuckled to myself at their oh-so-clever name and had some idea of what their electro-lo-fi aesthetic might sound like: deadpan vocals, trusty drum machine and music recorded in the intimate setting of a bedroom � a younger version of Stephen Merritt, maybe. After listening to Vs. Children, Casiotone's Owen Ashworth didn't exactly prove my assumptions wrong.

Let's jump back: Vs. Children is not so much a concept album but one that overwhelmingly dwells on two themes:...