Free Album Friday: Swearing At Motorists

Swearing At Motorists' publicist notes that there's a free Web-only album of unreleased songs available: We're really excited to announce the exclusive web-only release of Swearing At Motorists' "Exile On Gipsstraße" a 10 song collection of unreleased songs recorded by Dave Doughman live in an underground train station in Berlin during the making of Last Night Becomes This Morning. These tracks will be available as free downloads for a limited time during the month of October while Swearing At Motorists tour the States. Doughman had the following to say about these songs: "It was late February 2005, and I had just moved from Philadelphia to Berlin. I was in the process of mixing the album Last Night Becomes This Morning (released February 2006 on Secretly Canadian). To keep myself from going insane spending all my time at the mixing console (and to make a little money instead of only spending it), I started taking my guitar to the Ubahnhof - an underground train station - at the end of my street to busk. The first night I didn't make much money, but was floored by the huge sound created in the tube by my unamplified acoustic guitar and voice. So the next night I returned with my tape machine and 2 microphones, set them up, got good levels, and just let the tape roll as I busked. I made a little more money that night, but upon returning home and giving the tape a listen, realized that the trains and passengers were too distracting from the overall recording. So I started going to the station later, near closing time (12:30 am), when there are less passengers and 15 minute pauses between trains. After a few days of this, I was so excited about the sound I was getting, but losing patience with trying to get as much done as possible in 15 minutes, hoping that passengers coming and going would be quiet. By this time, I was playing facing the wall with no hat out, to discourage people from stopping to listen or give me money. I was obsessed with replacing the studio versions of 3 songs on the album, with versions recorded in the Ubahnhof, as I felt they better fit into my concept of the record as a film soundtrack. One night I finally got the courage to wait until the station closed, then climbed over the entrance gate and hurried down into the tube. I got about an hour of uninterrupted recording in before the Polizei politely informed me I had to leave. I ended up getting the versions of "This Is Not How Forever Begins", "Lost Your Wig", and "Ten Dollars" I needed for the album, and was thrilled at how well they worked in the context of the record. Since Last Night Becomes This Morning was released, many folks have commented about how much they love the sound of those 3 songs. That got me thinking it would be interesting to hear how a whole record culled from all those sessions would sound. I like it and I hope you do, too." -Dave Doughman Get the album here. This album is available for free only while Swearing At Motorists is on the road. You only have until Election Day. Tour Dates: 10/13/06 Columbus, OH - Little Brothers w/ The Wrens 10/14/06 Newport, KY - Southgate House w/ The Wrens 10/15/06 Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music 10/16/06 Chattanooga, TN - LaMar's 10/18/06 Tampa, FL - New World Brewery w/ New Roman Times 10/19/06 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds w/ Holopaw 10/20/06 Orlando, FL - AKA Lounge 10/21/06 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven w/ Holopaw 10/22/06 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern 10/24/06 Nashville, TN - Exit / In 10/26/06 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 w/ Hudson Bell + Dodo Bird 10/27/06 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar 10/28/06 Allston, MA - Great Scott 10/29/06 Providence, RI - The Century 11/01/06 New York, NY - Fotana's w/ CMJ Showcase Fields of Gaffney 11/02/06 Dayton, OH - Pearl Nite Club