The Fratellis

Is your song being used in an iPod commercial a kiss of death or a boost to superstardom? The Caesars and Rinôçérôse both caused a lot of waves with Jerk It Out and Cubicle, but after that, not much. The Fratellis' Flathead is the latest infectious tune to be the poster child for the iPod. Does the band from Glasgow, Scotland have the stuff to be more than just a jingle-flash-in-the-pan? I don't have the answers, but I do know I like Flathead and a more than a couple of the other tunes on their EP.

They'll be down at SXSW this year, so we'll see what the buzz is all about. The Fratellis' MySpace. You can find out more at their Wiki.

The Fratellis - Henrietta

Also, over the coming months The Fratellis will be releasing a series of exclusive MP3's as part of "The Budhill Singles Club". You can access the downloads for free by entering a username, password and email address. Their sixth, and current, mp3 is an acoustic version of the album track For The Girl.

I've downloaded all six. Pretty painless for six free songs. Here is one of them...

The Fratellis - Cigarello (Acoustic)

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I forgot to mention thanks and congrats go out to SIRUS Blog Radio for winning a 2007 Plug Award for best specialty show. MOKB is honored to be a part of it and congrats it's counterparts Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla Vs. Bear and Productshop NYC for really laying the groundwork.