Festive Freebies,

Id like to apologise in advance for the rushed nature of this weeks Freebies, too many Christmas nights out mean that I haven't had the chance to listen to everything this week. Still though there are some wee corkers in there, you'll just have to find them for yourself.

Gargleblast Records
In the spirit of all things Christmassy, Gargleblast Records have their very own advent calendar of free tunes to give away every day. So far they've posted up free tunes from the likes of De Rosa, to find out what todays freebie is just head here.

The Savings and Loan
If you head on over to The Savings and Loan Bandcamp page you'll find yourself a lovely wee treat as they have released a free 7 track EP which eventually became the debut album Today I Need Light.

The Machine Room
Edinburgh outfit, The Machine Room, have posted up their very own festive tune 'Cherry Pie' for free download on their SoundCloud page.

Drunk Mule
It really is starting to feel like I get to post about a free Drunk Mule track every week these days, no bad thing in my eyes. This week we have new tune Light Speed to share with you all.

Red Deer Club
Head on over to Red Deer Club's website where you can find yourself a free download of their lastest compilation ‘Red Deer Club / Volume 4' which features tracks from the likes of Jonnie Common and Sex Hands.

Kid Karate
Irish duo, Kid Karate have made their new Heart EP free to download on their Bandcamp page.

Neil Milton
Not only did I ask bands to write about their albums of the year, I also cheekily asked if they had a Christmas tune up their sleeve that they might let me share with you all. Neil Milton took things a bit further and went as far as actually penning this wee cover of the Wham classic 'Last Christmas', which I am going to post up again, but I thought this was too good not to share with you all.

A Band Called Quinn
Download yourself , Snowblind, a new Christmas song from A Band Called Quinn for free here.

A Fight You Can't Win
Edinburgh four-piece, A Fight You Can't Win ave just released their new single, 'Shout First / Last Words', which you can download for the free on their Bandcamp page. The band who play a mixture of grunge, rock and pop have played with bands like And So I Watch You From Afar, La Faro and T.A.W.F.A.W.W, which should give you a vague idea of their sound.

Make Sparks
As a wee Christmas treat, Make Sparks are giving away a free download of their track 'Floored' here.

Friday Freebies

This weeks Freebies is a bit shorter than normal, mainly cause I haven't had time to listen to all of the free stuff that I came across, so here's the best of what I found and liked...

Hercules Moments
I know I bang on about other Scottish blogs a lot on here, but fuck it, there's a lot going on out there. One site that I would suggest you add to your favourites is Aberdeen based blog, Hercules Moments, as they're a mighty fine site that promote a lot of great music from their city. This month they're giving away the Second in their series of compilations, featuring an array of local talent including artists such as The Little Kicks, The Deportees and Seas, Starry.

Domino Sampler
It seems as if Domino give away a free sampler on Amazon every other week, then again if I had as many great artists on my label I'd want to brag about it as much as possible. This wee sampler features free tracks from amazing artists such as King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Steve Mason and Animal Collective. Download it for free here.

The Rapture
I don't know how the kids view The Rapture these days, but for me they always make me think that they were the epitome of cool. I guess that was probably true back in 2003, perhaps not so much now, having seen them numerous times over the years I can safely say they're one the best live bands I've had the pleasure of witnessing. Their last album might have been a bit of a disappointment, but having re-signed to DFA Records they seem to have regained some of their edge. You can make your own mind up downloading their new single 'How Deep Is Your Love?' for free in exchange for your email address.

Fool's Gold
Every time I hear this band getting mentioned on 6Music I start to expect the opening bars of the Stone Roses tune, initially I get pissed off, then I realise that I actually really like what I'm hearing. It's not a million miles away from Vampire Weekend, but they write catchy pop tunes and I'm all for that. You can download their song 'Street Clothes' for free over on CMJs website.

Make Sparks
Dundee pop rock outfit, Make Sparks, have made their song 'Apollo! Apollo!' the B-Side from their forthcoming single Your Heart's on Fire, available for free download. The band are on tour next month, dates and the free download can be found on their Bandcamp.

Wounded Knee
Edinburgh experimentalist, Wounded Knee has posted up a free download of his new track Auntie's Song, it's a beautiful wee number written for his Auntie Caroline who lost her brave man Pete after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Cymbals Eat Guitars
Stereogum have a free download of an MP3 from Cymbals Eat Guitars' new LP,"Definite Darkness", which you can find here.

The LaFontaines
Glasgow Hip Hop-Pop outfit The LaFontaines have made their debut single, Paper Chase, free to download here.