''Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars'' is an album by
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth (born April 22, 1977) of Redwood City, California.
CFTPA was active from 1997 to 2010, and released five studio albums, alongside numerous other re ...
, released in 2001. This album was reissued and remastered in 2005 accompanying ''
Answering Machine Music
''Answering Machine Music'' is an album by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, released in 1999 on Owen Ashworth's label Cassingle USA. This album was reissued on Tomlab in 2002 and included four bonus tracks (13-16 below).
In 2005, a remastered ...
'' as a two CD set entitled ''The First Two Albums by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone''. The song "Yr Boyfriend" was covered by Welsh indie pop group
Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos! are a seven-piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Though the band formed in Wales, none of the members are Welsh people, Welsh. The band has gone through several lineup changes dur ...
as a b-side to their 2008 single "
My Year in Lists".
Track listing
# "We Have Mice" – 2:00
# "Tonight Was a Disaster" – 1:48
# "Suitcase in Hand" – 2:25
# "Caltrain Song" – 2:18
# "Dying Batteries" – 0:50
# "Oh, Contessa!" – 3:26
# "Bus Song" – 3:10
# "Yr Boyfriend" – 0:54
# "Casiotone for the Painfully Alone in a Green Cotton Sweater" – 2:18
# "Number Ten" – 1:29
# "Destroy the Evidence" – 3:42
# "Lesley Gore on the TAMI Show" – 2:14
# "Oh, Illinois!" – 1:55
# "The Subway Home" – 2:45
# "Airport Samba" – 1:08
# "We Have Mice (Boombox Version)" – 1:56
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone albums
2001 albums
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