Frogs Of Yore

I'm guessing that one or two of my regular readers will be familiar with the Tofu Love Frogs, one of the many marvellous bands of minstrels that first appeared on the free festival scene in the late 80's and early 90's. If hearing the name brings back a flash of recognition amongst your acid-addled brains, or if you just like a bargain when you see one, you'll be pleased to know that they're giving away their original two CD releases for free on their website. That's well over an hour's worth of noise at a perfectly respectable 160 kbs. Packed with more energy than a gram of whizz (and with a much more pleasant comedown), it's punkified ska-folk / folkified ska-punk / skaified punk-folk of the finest quality. I'd urge you to grab 'em both now while the offer's good, even more so if you've never heard of 'em before.

I had the pleasure of seeing this lot a few times first time round, and I caught 'em again a few months ago in their reincarnated form. Age hasn't dampened their enthusiasm for kickin' up a storm and punishing these old legs of mine. Track 'em down if they're appearing in a field near you and get your arse along for a hoedown of the highest order.