Friday Freebies

John Knox Sex Club
For fear of repeating myself, I will say this just once more. You need John Knox Sex Club in your life, no really you do. If you don't believe me then you can see for yourself by downloading some free tracks using this link, once you've had a listen then you can invest yer pennies in their latest album 'Raise Ravens' as its awfy good. You can catch the band in the flesh alongside Olympic Swimmers on the 19th of November at Nice n Sleazy in Glasgow, which is also one of their 20 Years of Sleaze gigs. They're also supporting Three Blind Wolves at a very intimate show at Brel this coming Sunday.

We Were Promised Jetpacks
Stereogum had a wee exclusive this week from We Were Promised Jetpacks, they posted up the video for the bands new song 'Human Error'. The song which is taken from their new album, 'In The Pit Of The Stomach' is also free to download too.

PET
You might recall me getting a bit over excited about Edinburgh outfit PET back in the summer, their debut EP, 'What you building?' has been one my surprise finds of the year. With an equally good if not better EP coming out in a few weeks time, they've just posted up a remix of one of their new songs 'Middle Child Syndrome' by another new favourite of mine Age Of Consent. You can download this awesome wee number for nowt on SoundCloud.

Uniform Motion
If you are on the look out for new music and you haven't already check out the Edinburgh Man podcast, then I would urge you to check it out. In the past few months he's turned me on (ooer missus) to an array of new stuff that I would never have come across. Most recently he's introduced me to an indie-folk outfit by the name of Uniform Motion. You can check them out for yourself by downloading this free sampler.

Hercules Moments
I posted a link up to this compilation in Friday Freebies a few months back, the one thing that I hadn't noticed at the time was that it wasn't actually out yet. Now that it is, it's time for it to make another appearance. The compilation which features an array of acts including The Xcerts, The Little Kicks, Min Diesel, The Deportees and Seas, Starry, can be downloaded for free here.

The Machine Room
Ahead of their appearance on this coming Sunday's Ally McCrae show, The Machine Room have made their cover of New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle free to download on SoundCloud.

The Mirror Trap
Dundee four piece, The Mirror Trap have made the lead track from their new White Rabbits EP free to download on their Bandcamp.

coma emilio
Bloody hell, Glasweigan lo-fi soloist coma emilio isn't one for keeping things to a minimum. If you check out his Bandcamp then you'll find a shit load of free tunes up grabs, including a 69 track album.

Drunk Mule
I can barely keep up with Drunk Mule's free tracks, his new album is now up to a whopping 28 tracks, all of which are free. If you want a starting point I'd suggest checking out new tune 'As One' which you'll find here.

Friday Freebies

Frightened Rabbit
As part of their recent US tour the Frabbit boys were selling a limited edition EP, so now that their state side adventures are all finished up (for now), they've decided to make it free to download. Rather nifty it is too, featuring collaborations with Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell and Scottish folk singer, Archie Fisher, you can nab yourself a free download of the EP simply by signing up to their mailing list. A pretty good deal if I do say so myself.

White Denim
I know that I ban on about Scottish music a fair wee bit on here, but on the odd occasion I do actually turn my ear to things outside of this remit. One such band who have been turning my head for a good few years now are Austin's finest sons, White Denim. If you haven't already checked out their most recent album 'D', then I would suggest you do as it's one of the finest things I have heard all year. If you want a wee taster of what to expect you could always down their free live EP, 'Live at the Ghost Room' which consists of four songs from said album, performed and recorded live in their home town.

Spanish Prisoners
I know I have said this a few times, but one of the first ever blogs that I read a back in the day was the I Guess I'm Floating, a cracking wee site based in Brooklyn in the US. Over the years the site has turned me onto numerous bands, although in recent times I haven't checked out as much stuff as I'd like to (the Scottish music scene some what dominates my time nowadays). This week though I did get the chance to check out their latest tip, Spanish Prisoners, who's Gold Fools LP is pay what you want on Bandcamp. I don't often find myself enjoying dreamy pop songs, but I fucking love this, check it out kiddie winks then go and say thanks to the good folk at IGIF.

Kowalskiy
Bloody hell time fairly does fly in, it feels as if it was only last week that I was mentioning the last free Monthly 5-track Scottish EP from my fellow blogger Kowalskiy. Now he's up to his 16th EP, which features among others the fabulously named If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now, The Stormy Seas, Supermarionation and Vladimir.

Yusuf Azak
Until recently I hadn't quite made my mind up about Yusuf Azak, my friend Ian described him as being a bit Marmite-esq, i.e. you either love him or hate him. Having given his new acoustic EP, Prizefighter, a good few listens I think I might now well be sold. You can make your own mind up by downloading the EP for nowt via his Bandcamp.

The Belle Hops
Inspired by girl groups of the 50s and 60s, Glasgow's The Belle Hops have made their song 'The New Boy's Really Great' free to download on their SoundCloud page.

Age Of Consent
Former Shit Disco-ers, Age Of Consent are busy touring Australia at the moment, but they've not forgotten about everyone back home as they've made The Toxic Avenger remix of their song, The Beach free to download here.

The Hazey Janes
The Dundee outfit have made their new single, 'Girl In The Night’ free to download on their SoundCloud page. The song is taken from their forthcoming album, The Winter That Was' which is due to be released on Monday 24th October 2011.

My Tiny Robots
Edinburgh four piece My Tiny Robots have released their song ‘Rock Bossa Nova Four Beat Black’ as a free download. The song is a precursor to their series of three singles which will be available on digital download and as a special limited edition release starting in October.

The Wynd
If you're looking for some alternative indie pop rock from the capital, then look no further as here's The Wynd who's single 'Favourites' is free to download on Bandcamp.

Fresh Meat Monday - Age of Consent

Would you care to introduce yourself?

I am Joe Reeves and I play guitar, sampler and sing in Age of Consent.

How would you describe the music you make?

Two-person gothic-pop.

How did you start out making music?

We began in a band called Shitdisco. that was fun for, like 5 years or so, then we decided to make a change. with Age of Consent, we like to emphasise the darker elements of pop music. songs such as Tainted Love by Gloria Jones / Soft Cell, A Forest by The Cure and We Share our Mother's Health by The Knife are the roots of where we get our influences.

What process goes into the way you write songs?

During the last 10 years I lost both my parents, so I feel as a natural way of dealing with this, I gravitate to universal feelings of loss, whether it be that of the unrequited love of an unworkable relationship or the death of someone you love. We then try and couple this with melodies and choruses you sing along to. Whether we do this well or not is for the audience to decide.

What can people expect from your live shows?

Hymns and sermons of loss & redemption that build in intensity towards the end.

What are you all listening to at the moment?

In terms of new music I've been listening to the new Twin Shadow album which is great. so is Jamie Smith (XX) / Rainbow Arabia / Ford & Lopitan and Joe Goddard's new stuff is great too. On top of that, as a band, we periodically go through periods of 'classic' bands such as, Jesus and Mary Chain, Suicide, The Cure to more recent stuff like The Knife and Animal Collective.

What can we expect to see/hear from you in 2011?

We have just released our 1st single, 'The Beach' on limited edition 7" vinyl & download. We are just about to begin working on our second single and are booking in multiple European shows & some others further afield. Here's the video for The Beach and you can buy it here

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