n:zone are giving you the chance to win the latest EP from California imprint The Western States Motel along with other cool prizes.

Carl Jordan, the man behind California imprint, The Western States Motel has released a brand new EP, Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun. Relying on a similar range of garage sale guitars and thrift store keyboards that colored his debut, this new 5-song EP was recorded in the comfortable confines of Jordan’s Los Angeles home. Take a listen to lead single, “Oh World” and be prepared to check in for an extended stay!

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The Western States Motel is the name given to the work of Monterey, CA native and Los Angeles, CA resident Carl Jordan. The first official Western States Motel endeavor was the soundtrack to a short documentary on Johnny Cash’s infamous 1968 concert at Folsom Prison. This was followed in 2007 by the self-released, self-titled debut CD, which landed in the CMJ college radio charts it its first week at radio, and whose songs have since been featured in well-known television programs and in feature films.

After numerous performances throughout the western United States in support of the album, Carl began work on a new EP, Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun. Relying on the same garage sale guitars and thrift store keyboards that colored The Western States Motel’s debut, this new 5-song EP was, like the album that came before it, recorded at home in a sun-filled spare bedroom, takes occasionally scrapped when a neighbor’s dog would bark too loud or too large a truck would drive by.

Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun is now available .

YOU CAN WIN

1 n:zone reader will win:
- a signed copy of the new EP, Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun
- one Western States Motel T Shirt
- Button Pack

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