The National - Cherry Tree EP 12" xx2006 Cheap Present's music is mostly

Cheap Present's music is mostly recorded live in the studio with minimal overdubs and draws sounds and influences from various sources

Tape loops and synthesizer sounds played backward conjure dark ambient moods

Freaky bass grooves

jazz and new-wave sounds

The National - Cherry Tree EP 12" xx2006 Cheap Present's music is mostlyThe National's sophomore album, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003), found the band emerging onto a larger stage. Uncut called it "a genuine treasure" and named it an album of the year; it was hailed by Rolling Stone and the indie media; and Magnet, La Liberation (Paris), and the Chicago Tribune were only a few of the publications to tap it for their year end lists. In France, the band had become such a sensation that renowned DJ Bernard Lenoir invited