"Movie Theater Manager" lyric video
Two song single available now from Bandcamp.
"The Year I Lived in Richmond" music video animated by Aaron Sewards
"The Tooth Fairy" music video animated by Nathania Rubin
Horrible Occurrences, the new album by Advance Base,
is out now on Run For Cover / Orindal Records.
US customers can purchase Horrible Occurrences HERE.
UK/EU customers can purchase Horrible Occurrences HERE.
Find Horrible Occurrences on your preferred streaming service HERE.
Photo by Jeff Marini
Advance Base is the melancholic soft rock recording 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 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.
Advance Base's new album, Horrible Occurrences, is Stereogum's Album of the Week.
Advance Base is named after the Antarctic meteorological station & psychedelic death trap that nearly killed Admiral Richard E. Byrd during the winter of 1934.
All available merchandise, including t-shirts, vinyl records, & MP3s can be purchased from Orindal Records & Bandcamp.
"It's with no exaggeration we describe Owen Ashworth as one of the most consistent and important songwriters in contemporary indie music. From the earliest Casiotone For the Painfully Alone demos to most recent Advance Base single "Little Sable Point Lighthouse", Owen has crafted a catalogue of characters and circumstances with few rivals in the modern era. His is an ever evolving body of work which stands out in its deftness and humility and empathy and care, bringing to life individuals from across the spectrum of human experience while remaining unerringly attuned to the tender, fallible heart at the centre of each."
- Various Small Flames
SHOWS:
Sept 09, 2026- Ann Arbor, MI @ Funhouse (w/ Brawny Lad & Jim Cherewick) 8PM
Sept 10, 2026- Toronto, ON @ St Stephen's (w/ Understanding & Pen Knife) 8PM
Dec 01, 2026- Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's (w/ Boduf Songs)
Dec 02, 2026- Catskill, NY @ Avalon Lounge (w/ Matt Bachmann & Karima Walker)
Dec 03, 2026- Northampton, MA @ Parlor Room (w/ bobbie & Karima Walker)
Dec 04, 2026- Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean (w/ Greg Jamie & Karima Walker)
Dec 05, 2026- Portland, ME @ SPACE (w/ Lisa/Liza & Karima Walker)
Dec 06, 2026- Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts (w/ Jake McKelvie & Karima Walker)
Dec 07, 2026- Worcester, MA @ house show (w/ Karima Walker) **Email advancebase@gmail.com for info
Dec 09, 2026- Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records (w/ bobbie & Karima Walker)
Dec 10, 2026- Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong (w/ bobbie)
Dec 11, 2026- Philadelphia, PA @ Unitarian Chapel (w/ bobbie & Kristin Daelyn)
Dec 12, 2026- Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox (w/ Ancient History & bobbie)
Dec 13, 2026- Columbus, OH @ Rambling House (w/ Blithe Field & bobbie)
Dec 14, 2026- Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop (w/ Mike Adams at His Honest Weight & bobbie)
Dec 19, 2026- Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (w/ bobbie & Moontype)
For booking, contact adam@firstdatetouring.com
LINKS:
Instagram // Soundcloud // Bandcamp // YouTube // Orindal Webstore
PRESS:
Chicago Reader // The Rumpus // Spin // All Music // Consequence of Sound // Ghettoblaster // Sound of Confusion // AV Club // Impose // MOJO // Pitchfork //
Beats Per Minute // Music OHM // PopMatters // Performer // Beats Per Minute // Night Mail // Liberation // Stereogum (2) // Portland Mercury // NPR // Vice // Consequence of Sound (2) // The Fader // Talkhouse // Various Small Flames // Medium // God is in the TV // The Skinny // Clash Magazine // Last Donut of the Night // The Fader (2) // GoldFlakePaint // Stereogum (3) // Various Small Flames (2) // Paste Magazine // Chicago Reader (2) // Chicago Reader (3) // Talkhouse (2) // Various Small Flames (3)
PHOTOS
LYRICS
CONTACT:
Owen Ashworth
P.O. Box 3104
Oak Park, IL 60303
U.S.A.
advancebase@gmail.com