Advance Base of Chicago, Ill.

Live at Home is a digital-only release, recorded live in my basement
& available only on Bandcamp.

Animal Companionship, the new album by Advance Base,
is out now on Run For Cover Records / Orindal Records.
Order your copy here:
http://smarturl.it/AdvanceBaseAC

Animated music video for "Rabbits" made by Tom Denney.
"Rabbits" is taken from the 2018 Advance Base album
Animal Companionship.

Animated music video for "Answering Machine" made by me, Owen Ashworth.
"Answering Machine" is also taken from the 2018 Advance Base album
Animal Companionship.

Thank you to Talkhouse for premiering the "Christmas in Nightmare City"
music video, directed by Karima Walker!

Photo by Jeff Marini

Advance Base is the solo project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone).

Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance Base has been described as "lo-fi," "depressed" & "weirdly uplifting."

The debut Advance Base album, A Shut-In's Prayer, was released in 2012, & was one of MOJO Magazine's favorite albums of the year. PopMatters named Nephew in the Wild the #1 Indie Pop Album of 2015.

Animal Companionship, the third & most recent album by Advance Base, was released September 21, 2018 by Run For Cover Records / Orindal Records. GoldFlakePaint & Various Small Flames both listed Animal Companionship among their favorite albums of 2018.

All available merchandise, including t-shirts, vinyl records, & MP3s can be purchased from Orindal Records & Bandcamp.

Advance Base is named after the Antarctic meteorological station & psychedelic death trap that nearly killed Admiral Richard E. Byrd during the winter of 1934.

SHOWS:
Nope.

For US/CA booking: joe@ninemilerecords.com
For EU/UK booking: steve@atc-live.com

LINKS:
Mailing List // Facebook // Twitter // Soundcloud // Bandcamp // iTunes // YouTube // Orindal Webstore

PRESS:
Chicago Reader // The Rumpus // Spin // All Music // Ghettoblaster // Consequence of Sound // Sound of Confusion // AV Club // Impose // Pittsburgh City Paper // Louisville Weekly // MOJO // Pitchfork // Chicago Tribune // AV Club (2) // Fake Plastic Tunes // Metro Times // Beats Per Minute // 405 // Music OHM // Prefix // PopMatters // College Times // Grand Abandon // SF Guardian // Performer // Beats Per Minute // Library Journal // Tidal // The Night Mail // Liberation // PopMatters (2) // Stereogum (2) // Portland Mercury // MusicOMH // Consequence of Sound (2) // Fader // Talkhouse // Medium // Various Small Flames // GoldFlakePaint // London in Stereo // The Skinny // Clash Magazine

PHOTOS

LYRICS

CONTACT:
Owen Ashworth
P.O. Box 3104
Oak Park, IL 60303
U.S.A.

advancebase@gmail.com




	<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-home">Live at Home by Advance Base</a> Live at Home is a digital-only release, recorded live in my basement & available only on Bandcamp. <a href="http://advancebase.bandcamp.com/album/animal-companionship">Animal Companionship by Advance Base</a> Animal Companionship, the new album by Advance Base, is out now on Run For Cover Records / Orindal Records. Order your copy here: http://smarturl.it/AdvanceBaseAC Animated music video for "Rabbits" made by Tom Denney. "Rabbits" is taken from the 2018 Advance Base album Animal Companionship. Animated music video for "Answering Machine" made by me, Owen Ashworth. "Answering Machine" is also taken from the 2018 Advance Base album Animal Companionship. Thank you to Talkhouse for premiering the "Christmas in Nightmare City" music video, directed by Karima Walker! Photo by Jeff Marini		Advance Base is the solo project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance Base has been described as "lo-fi," "depressed" & "weirdly uplifting." The debut Advance Base album, A Shut-In's Prayer, was released in 2012, & was one of MOJO Magazine's favorite albums of the year. PopMatters named Nephew in the Wild the #1 Indie Pop Album of 2015. Animal Companionship, the third & most recent album by Advance Base, was released September 21, 2018 by Run For Cover Records / Orindal Records. GoldFlakePaint & Various Small Flames both listed Animal Companionship among their favorite albums of 2018. All available merchandise, including t-shirts, vinyl records, & MP3s can be purchased from Orindal Records & Bandcamp. Advance Base is named after the Antarctic meteorological station & psychedelic death trap that nearly killed Admiral Richard E. Byrd during the winter of 1934. SHOWS: Nope. For US/CA booking: joe@ninemilerecords.com For EU/UK booking: steve@atc-live.com LINKS: Mailing List // Facebook // Twitter // Soundcloud // Bandcamp // iTunes // YouTube // Orindal Webstore PRESS: Chicago Reader // The Rumpus // Spin // All Music // Ghettoblaster // Consequence of Sound // Sound of Confusion // AV Club // Impose // Pittsburgh City Paper // Louisville Weekly // MOJO // Pitchfork // Chicago Tribune // AV Club (2) // Fake Plastic Tunes // Metro Times // Beats Per Minute // 405 // Music OHM // Prefix // PopMatters // College Times // Grand Abandon // SF Guardian // Performer // Beats Per Minute // Library Journal // Tidal // The Night Mail // Liberation // PopMatters (2) // Stereogum (2) // Portland Mercury // MusicOMH // Consequence of Sound (2) // Fader // Talkhouse // Medium // Various Small Flames // GoldFlakePaint // London in Stereo // The Skinny // Clash Magazine PHOTOS LYRICS CONTACT: Owen Ashworth P.O. Box 3104 Oak Park, IL 60303 U.S.A. advancebase@gmail.com