Kevin Bronson on November 29th, 2010

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L.A. singer-songwriter Nik Freitas has probably had very few moments to himself since he released his fourth album, “Sun Down,” in 2008 for Conor Oberst’s Team Love imprint. He’s toured as part of Oberst’s Mystic Valley Band, and most recently he’s joined the touring juggernaut of the Danger Mouse/James Mercer project Broken Bells. “Recorded on a laptop in random hotels across the U.S.,” his new “Center of World” EP finds Freitas almost-too-amiably negotiating familiar folk-pop territory, though with some nice surprises: Nate Walcott’s horns on “Outside of It All;” Maria Taylor’s guest turn on “Middle;” and genteel electronic flourishes on “The Light.” The video for the title track was directed by John Cregan.

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