Friday Freebies

Letters
Edinburgh band Letters, have developed a bit of a buzz about themselves lately, with an array of Scottish bloggers already tipping them for big things. Kudos has to go out to Kowalskiy for being the first one to pick up on them. Personally, I think they sound like they have potential but I am not getting overly carried away, not yet at least. They've just release their new double a sided single ‘Grand National/Pipe Dreams’ as a free download. If you want to see if the hype is justified then you can make your own mind up by grabbing a copy here.

Male Pattern Band
If you're going along to see the French Wives tomorrow night in Edinburgh, then make sure you get down nice and early as the awesome Male Pattern Band are supporting. They're also supporting PAWS at their EP launch next month and as if that wasn't enough they've made their Summer Sampler CD-R available to download for free.

Maple Leaves
If you like your indie-pop with a touch of twee then you're going to love Maple Leaves, the Glasgow trio have just made their 'Threads EP' available for free download. Rather lovely it is too.

Kowalskiy
As I've already mentioned, our former Komplimentary Korner star has been pretty on the ball as of late. Not only has he been uncovering an array of talent that a lot us bloggers have completely missed, but he's been busy organising his eighth Free Monthly EP. This month he has an absolute corker up his sleeve, he's roped in some new up and coming stars in Wrongnote, I See Horses and Josef Llama, on top of that he's got exclusive tracks from the amazing Call To Mind, plus a hidden gem for Olive Groves very own, The Son(s). Hats off to the doc for his great work, you can download the EP on his Bandcamp.

Esperi
Our very own Olive Grove starlet, Esperi has just posted his new single 'My Tear Dissolved The View' up for free download on his Bandcamp. There's an awesome wee video to acompany it, which you can watch here.

French Wives
If you missed any of the French Wives series of 'Homefires' freebies then you're in luck as they've put all of the tracks up on their Bandcamp to download for a limited time.

Yeasayer
As a wee Valentines gift Yeasayer are giving away their 'I Remember' EP as a free download, get it here.

Panda Bear
Stereogum have a free download of new Panda Bear track 'Last Night At The Jetty' available for free download

Dam Mantle
If you sign up to his mailing list then he'll send a free download of his song 'Theatre', that kids is one awesome deal, dae it.

Moby
Blimey, I thought Moby had given up the ghost ages ago, I guess all the goes to show is that I clearly don't know what the fuck I am talking about. Then again I am sure you knew that ages ago. He's got a new EP called 'Be The One' and it's free to download here.

SXSW
In a months time pretty much anyone who's anyone will be descending upon Austin, Texas for this years SXSW festival. Sadly, I'm not 'anyone' so I will be staying in sunny Scotland, there will however, be an array of amazing talent from our wee nation heading over to showcase quite how amazing our music scene is. In fact there are shit loads of bands going over and you can download tracks form every single band by downloading this torrent which is a massive 4.49GB. Get it here.

Bear Driver
Talking of SXSW, Peenko favourites Bear Driver will be heading over too, I know they're not Scottish but I really think this band are pretty fucking awesome. In the build up to their big adventure the band are giving some freebies, this week they've made their track 'Enemy' available for free download.

Bloodhouse
There's a whole load of lo-fi scuzzy pop available to download for nowt courtesy of Bloodhouse, it'll leave your ears ringing for days, in a good way. Get it from their Bandcamp.

The Clyde
This freebie comes courtesy of my blogger mate Favourite Son who pointed out that The Clyde have a couple of free downloads on their Facebook. Nice work that man.

Sun Dogs
Traffic Cone Records newest signings have made their son 'Drip Effect' available on Soundcloud for a free download.

tUnE-yArDs
tUnE-yArDs are giving away free MP3 'Bizness', download the it here

John Vanderslice
The San Franciscan indie stalwart has a free download of his song 'Convict Lake' available here.

Strawberry Ocean Sea
The Scottish outfit who note their influences as being the Arcade Fire, Echo and the Bunnymen and early U2, have 3 tracks available for free download on their homepage.

The Belle Hops
Spme of you might remember that this indie pop outfit gave away a cracking we Christmas tune back last year, now they've just made their new EP available for free download.

Rodrigo y Gabriela
Give them your email address and they'll let you download their song 'Triveni' for free.

Peter Bjorn & John
RCRD LBL have a free download of 'Breaker Breaker' up for grabs here.

Friday Freebies

Fleet Foxes
On Monday night the Internet went officially bat shit crazy for a few hours with the exciting news that the Fleet Foxes are coming back, with a new album and massive tour (no Scottish date yet). As a taster of what you can expect from their new material they are giving away their amazing new track 'Helplessness Blues' for free, if this is anything to go by then boy are we in for a treat.

The Streets
Love him or hate him, I think it's fair to say that Mr Skinners debut album, 'Original Pirate Material' is a fucking epic record. No question. Having decided to retire his Streets moniker with his final album 'Computers and Blues', I think he's going out on a bit of a high with this record. If you're not too sure if it's still your bag, then you can download '4 O'Clock Today' for nowt off Amazon.

Butcher Boy
Anyone who caught Butcher Boy supporting Belle and Sebastian at their last Barrowlands show should agree that the new material from the Glasgow indie outfit is sounding pretty damn sweet. If you haven't heard of them before then do yourself a favour and get downloading 'Clockwork' which is taken from their second album 'React Or Die', then go and buy the actual album. It's a hidden classic, trust me.

Azure Ray
If you haven't got any plans for this evening then might I suggest that you get yourself down to King Tuts for an evening of indie-joy. Having been on a bit of a hiatus for the past few years the amazing Azure Ray are back in town and they've asked Glasgow's finest, Beerjacket to support for the evening. If you haven't heard of Azure Ray before, then get that rectified by downloading this collaboration they recorded with Sparkelhorse.

Come On Gang!
Last week I was lucky enough to have been asked to appear on Pop Goes The Revolution on Subcity (you happy now George?!), I got asked to choose 4 songs to play. Seeing as I do this weekly post I thought it made sense for me to select songs that are freely available on the internet. One of my choices was the poptastic, 'Fortune Favours The Brave' from Come On Gang!. Sadly the band have decided to call it a day, but not before going out with one final hurrah, which will also be there album launch. If I am honest about it, I am pretty gutted about them splitting, for me they're another holiday romance band, just as soon I've fallen for them they'll be gone for good. On a more positive note, they have crafted on the best albums I have heard so far this year. Anyway, enough of that ramble, you didn't come here to be rambled at, you are here for free stuff and that's what you're going to get. Just head over to their Bandcamp where you will find free download of the aforementioned song, plus a download of former single Wheels.

French Wives
Those luverly French Wives really have left the best till last as they begin to roundup their series of Home Fires freebies by giving away Me vs Me, one of their finest moments to date. Their new EP is due out later in the month, look out for as it's a corking wee release.

de Selby
It's been a while since we've heard much from the Second Hand Marching Band, so ti came as a nice surprise to find out that not only have they been practising new material, but one of them has gone off and formed his own wee side project. Step forward, Alistair Beith, who has roped in some of his fellow Marchers to record an EP under the banner of de Selby. The EP has been getting some heavy rotation in my car this week, it reminds me a touch of Burnt Island. No bad thing in my eyes, if you fancy hearing the EP you can download it as one of those pay what you want deals on Bandcamp. If you like what you hear then there is a limited edition CD that you can buy too, it's awffa pretty.

Dear Mountaineer
If you missed my Scots Way-Hay post earlier in the week, then now's the time to do some much needed catching up. At the time I found myself bemoaning the lack of a full track on their Bandcamp page, then I ended up looking rather foolish when they posted up the excellent 'The Hare Versus The Bear' on their Bandcamp. Again it's a pay what you want kind of download, so it's up to you if you want to download it for free then on your shoulders so be it. Either way I urge you to check this four piece out.

Yeasayer
Technically it's not a freebie as it' one of those pay what you want deals, but hey there is an option to pay fuck all, so if your conscience can cope with that then you will find a free download of a recording of Yeasayer in Belgium here.

Now Wakes The Sea
A few months back I posted a freebie from Now Wakes The Sea, this was shortly before a gig he was playing for Elba Session. Being the nugget that I am, I hadn't realised they weren't the original band that had been booked up to play. The original band were my mates band, so when I came across the freebie I automatically thought it was my mates band and I started to profess about me being mates Now Wakes The Sea. Yes, I am fuck nugget. On the brighter side he really impressed me at the gig, now his new EP 'Oral Arms' is up for free download I would suggest you check it out. One day I hope that he becomes my friend too.

North American War
Matthew 'Song By Toad' wrote a cracking wee review of an EP from North American War earlier in the week, the review caught my attention for two reasons. One it was released on the awesome Winning Sperm Party label, and two it's free to download. I would suggest you read the Toads review, then if it sounds like your cup of tea you can download it for free here.

Bear Driver
I have already admit how much I like this Leeds pop outfit, so it was good to hear that they're heading out to this years SXSW. In the build up to their big adventures the band are giving away a new track every other week until they fly out. Awesome stuff.

Julia and the Doogans
The female fronted Glasgow indie folk outfit have a pretty new website, to celebrate it's prettiness they've made one of their demos available to download for free.

Yuck
I really don't seem to be able to get away from Yuck, I am almost at the stage were I am determined not to like them, but I know that eventually I am going to cave in. Perhaps it will be this free download of 'Coconut Bible' that will push me over the edge. We wait with bated breath.

The Barettas
The singer from this trio from Hamilton, Ontario sounds a lot like Gwen Stefani, if that's a plus in your boo then get downloading their single Touche, there's also an awesome wee video for you to admire too.

Vivian Girls
Stereogum have a free download of a new Vivian Girls song.

Esben and the Witch
The internet seems to be spaffing over this lot, I can't get past their shite name. If you are less fickle than me you will be pleased to know that you can get yourself a free download of their song 'Warpath' in exchange for your email address.

Valentine Records - Doolittle
The Manchester label has just posted up a free download of a covers album of the Pixies classic, it includes Neil Miltons take on Wave of Mutilation.

Smith Westerns
Another band getting a lot of hype at the moment are Chicago trio, Smith Western, their album 'Dye It Blonde' has been getting a fair few spins on my MP3 player over the past couple of weeks. I still haven't quite made my mind up if it's for me or not, if you fancy checking them out you can download their song Weekend for free via KEXP.

blood blood
A very late addition to this weeks freebies comes courtesy of Glasgow lo-fi outfit, blood blood, who I cam across courtesy of Happy Particles Facebook update. If you are quick off the mark then you will find a couple of free EPs to download here.

Friday Freebies

Maple Leaves
Glasgow's very own indie poppers the Maple Leaves are giving away a free download of a couple of their songs 'Kirsty'/'Easy Speak' here.
I really really like these guys, I downloaded their songs a few weeks back, then forgot all about them, that was until just a few days ago, the vocals sooth me in a way that I though only Belle & Sebastian could. Lovely lovely stuff.

Pink Pills
Powerpop from Edinburgh, sung in a distinct Scottish accent, they're giving away a free 6 track EP to download. This has already been passed over to Bob, so look out for a better description in his next 62 Word Review post.
FLAC /MP3

Yeasayer
Their debut album 'all hour cymbals' was one of my favourite records of 2008 dreamy psychedelic pop at it's very best, and now
in exchange for your e-mail address you can download a copy of their new single 'Ambling Alp' for free here.

There Will Be Fireworks
How they've no been snapped up yet is still a mystery to me, just in case you've missed them so far, then now is the time to rectify this. All you have to do is send an email to therewillbefireworks@hotmail.co.uk and they'll send you MP3s of 'Talking Backwards' & 'White Noise on the TV'. If you like what you hear then buy their debut album, you won't regret it.

Shy Child
New York duo Shy Child are giving away free track, 'Criss Cross' taken from their forthcoming album 'Liquid Love'. I caught these guys a few years ago at French Music Festival, Trans Musicales', and mightily impressed I was too. Their scuzzy synth-pop won me over on that cold December night, have a listen and see if they warm your heart too, download Criss Cross' here.

Kochka
Their track 'Man Of Letters' was featured on Vic Galloways Radio One Show's 'Back Of The Net' part of the show which means it will be available as a free download for the next 7 days so grab it free while you can for free here