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In case you missed the band’s CD release show last Friday, we’re offering you another chance to hear Nik Westman & the Central Plains, featured in the current issue of City Paper. “Elements of country, folk and indie rock weave in and out, resulting in a blend of songs that sounds impressively familiar but, in the final analysis, original,” writes contributor Mike Shanley (read full article).
Today’s free mp3 download is “First Breath,” a twangy, loping track from the group’s new self-titled CD.
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2010.
