Hey, free music from Matador Records is cool.  So, get it.  Their words: “… you get a track from one of each of our current and upcoming releases.  Seven of the tracks have not been released on MP3 yet, and four of those are from albums that haven’t been released yet.”

What’s on it?  This:

1. A.C. Newman There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve (from Get Guilty, due out January 20)
2. Belle and Sebastian The State I Am In (BBC Version) (from The BBC Sessions, due out November 18)
3. Jennifer O’Connor Here With Me (from Here With Me, released August 19)
4. Shearwater The Snow Leopard (Remastered) from Rook, released June 3)
5. Lou Reed Caroline Says, Pt. II (Live) (from Berlin: Live At St. Ann’s Warehouse, due out November 4)
6. Mogwai The Sun Smells Too Loud (from The Hawk Is Howling, released September 23)
7. Fucked Up No Epiphany (from The Chemistry Of Common Life, released October 7)
8. Jay Reatard An Ugly Death (from Matador Singles ‘08, released October 7)
9. Jaguar Love Humans Evolve Into Skyscrapers (from Take Me To The Sea, released August 19)
10. Pavement Cataracts (from Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed., due out December 9)
11. Brightblack Morning Light Oppressions Each (from Motion To Rejoin, released September 23)
12. Times New Viking Call & Respond (from the Stay Awake EP, released October 14)
13. Condo Fucks What’cha Gonna Do About It? (from Fuckbook, due out March 2009)

So… download it already.

From The Matablog:

We regret to be passing the following information along…

After playing at ATP last night, Martin was rushed to hospital with complications relating to his heart condition. He has since been discharged and has been advised by doctors to return home
for further medical treatment. Details regarding ticket refunds will be announced shortly on Mogwai and Matador’s website. The band however are planning to reschedule the
shows for early 2009.

Read more of: Mogwai Postpones Tour

With only 3 tracks, to call it an E.P. would typically be a tad generous; Mogwai’s latest is more of a teaser single.  However, the fact that it clocks in just under the 15 minute mark and because the tracks are so deliciously dense, they can call it what ever the hell they want to. The E.P. opens with the title track “Batcat,” which will also appear on the upcoming full-length The Hawk Is Howling later this month. In addition to this sneak peek, you get two non-album tracks: the look-how-arbitrarily-silly-we-can-name-our-songs titled “Stupid Prick Gets Chased By the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend” and “Devil Rides,” featuring guest vocals from the 13^th Floor Elevators’ godfather of psyche Roky Erickson.

Read more of: Mogwai: “Batcat E.P.”