RCRDLBL has posted an interview and free download from Ben Nichols. Nichols, the frontman of Lucero recently announced plans to release his new solo debut.

The record is titled The Last Pale Light in the West and is due out January 20, 2009. Nichols entered the studio this past August with Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero) and Todd Beane (Glossary) to record this seven track mini-LP which features songs inspired from the Cormac McCarthy book Blood Meridian. Nichols self-released a download-version of the album earlier this year.

Check out the interview and download here.