The Broken West"s debut LP, I Can"t Go On, I"ll Go On is a power pop gem, shimmering and cool, with sharp edges and soaring melodies. Recorded over the course of a year with Raymond Richards at Red Rockets Glare in Rancho Park, CA, I Can"t Go On, I"ll Go On deals with eternal themes of isolation, distance and the longing for a center - a sense of place - in this topsy-turvy world. The Kinks, Big Star, and The Byrds, as well as more contemporary favorites like Spoon, Wilco and Teenage Fanclub are certainly touchstones, but The Broken West"s winning songs stand on their own. Formed in Los Angeles in the summer of 2004 and originally called The Brokendown, the band self-released a critically acclaimed EP- The Dutchman"s Gold and criss-crossed the country, we"re assuming in a beat-up van.