Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Awesome New Republic : "Birthday" [mp3] from Rational Geographic Volume I (out April 14th) other Awesome New Republic posts at Largehearted Boy Bill Callahan : "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" [mp3] from Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (out April 14th) other Bill Callahan posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
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The pop song structure is a familiar and well-beaten path that can hold a listener's hand through what the artist is trying to get across. But despite the fact that Brooklyn's Cheval Sombre walks this same road--for the most part--he's much more interested in sedating his listeners than carrying them along. There's definitely some psychedelic influence in the songwriting, and the sound of the music plays an important role, too--it's all a very sedate affair. Sombre isn't looking to stir your emotions, but numb your mind. Up to now, the music has been doled out in [...]

Dean & Britta and Sonic Boom will appear on yet another Cheval Sombre 7" single. I Found it Not So will be released on the UK label Static Caravan in November and is available to pre-order direct from the label now. The order button says its sold out but the home page has the Paypal pre-order details. These two sides of softly building melancholia find Cheval Sombre teaming up with Sonic Boom, who features here as well as lending production touches, and with Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna...) and Britta [...]
Britta Phillips has provided a mix of a track by New York based act Cheval Sombre that will be released on their upcoming CD and 7" single on Irish indie Trensmat Records . Britta Philips, once of Luna and currently of Dean & Britta, provides a remix of 'Troubled Mind' which creates a bleary cloudy atmosphere which is brilliantly broken and carries along with a languid bluesy swagger. Absolutely, perfectly gorgeous. The limited edition release is available to pre-order on the Trensmat website where you can also [...]