Artist: The Scrotum Poles
Album: Auchmithie Forever
Release: 2009
Label: Dulc-I-Tone
Tracklist:
1. It Just Ain't Fucking Funny
2. Just Another Number
3. Be No More
4. Pick The Cats Eyes Out
5. On The Street Where You Live
6. This Is Love
7. The Smile
8. Pillars
9. Roadrunner
10. Apocalypse
11. Swing Baby
12. Helicopter Honeymoon
13. Fast Changes
14. You Cant Say Anything Nowadays
15. Undivided Loyalty
16. Circumstances
17. Pick The Cats Eyes Out
18. Hold Me Tight
19. City Limits
20. Cocaine
21. Birthday Boy
22. Put An End To It All
Almost five months ago I was emailed by a fellow named Josh who sent me mp3s of a band called the Scrotum Poles. The childish name combined with my assumption that it was just his band and was his way to try and get on the blog led me to ignore the email and file it away semi-permanently. Somehow, months later, I found the email and read the description more closely. Turns out, Josh had sent me a personal rip of this record, which is a compilation of home and studio recordings from a long lost Scottish post-punk/indie pop band from 1979/1980. So yeah, thanks so much, Josh!
The Scrotum Poles sound like if Beat Happening existed in Scotland in the late 70s and were nihilistic instead of creepy. The band plays really primitive pop music with a warped sense of humor. They only released (on their own) one 7" during their stint as a band, entitled Revelation. Most of the material here is lo-fi, seemingly barely rehearsed, and undercooked and I mean that as a compliment. Not everything is a winner, but there are some serious pop gems here, such as the opener "It Just Ain't Fucking Funny," both alternate versions (one acoustic, one full band) of "Pick The Cats Eyes Out," and "Helicopter Honeymoon." To be honest, the best songs on this tend to be the alternate versions of the songs on their 7", but there was way more to this band than those songs.
I guess this seems to be more for Scrotum Poles diehards (do these exist?) or Scottish pop fans, but I highly recommend checking out this awesome compilation. It's a blast.
Download Here
-Adam
Album: Auchmithie Forever
Release: 2009
Label: Dulc-I-Tone
Tracklist:
1. It Just Ain't Fucking Funny
2. Just Another Number
3. Be No More
4. Pick The Cats Eyes Out
5. On The Street Where You Live
6. This Is Love
7. The Smile
8. Pillars
9. Roadrunner
10. Apocalypse
11. Swing Baby
12. Helicopter Honeymoon
13. Fast Changes
14. You Cant Say Anything Nowadays
15. Undivided Loyalty
16. Circumstances
17. Pick The Cats Eyes Out
18. Hold Me Tight
19. City Limits
20. Cocaine
21. Birthday Boy
22. Put An End To It All
Almost five months ago I was emailed by a fellow named Josh who sent me mp3s of a band called the Scrotum Poles. The childish name combined with my assumption that it was just his band and was his way to try and get on the blog led me to ignore the email and file it away semi-permanently. Somehow, months later, I found the email and read the description more closely. Turns out, Josh had sent me a personal rip of this record, which is a compilation of home and studio recordings from a long lost Scottish post-punk/indie pop band from 1979/1980. So yeah, thanks so much, Josh!
The Scrotum Poles sound like if Beat Happening existed in Scotland in the late 70s and were nihilistic instead of creepy. The band plays really primitive pop music with a warped sense of humor. They only released (on their own) one 7" during their stint as a band, entitled Revelation. Most of the material here is lo-fi, seemingly barely rehearsed, and undercooked and I mean that as a compliment. Not everything is a winner, but there are some serious pop gems here, such as the opener "It Just Ain't Fucking Funny," both alternate versions (one acoustic, one full band) of "Pick The Cats Eyes Out," and "Helicopter Honeymoon." To be honest, the best songs on this tend to be the alternate versions of the songs on their 7", but there was way more to this band than those songs.
I guess this seems to be more for Scrotum Poles diehards (do these exist?) or Scottish pop fans, but I highly recommend checking out this awesome compilation. It's a blast.
Download Here
-Adam
4 comments:
No! I'm NOT getting into a band called The Scrotum Poles!
actually looking forward to hearing this!
band is sooo good. i heard "picking cats eyes out" on one of the messthetics comps, and fell in love.
This is soooo good. Thank you!
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