Reaching beyond our loving allegiance to Buffalo and standard indie blog coverage of bands already touted or damned by Pitchfork, NME, and Paste, buffaBLOG is genuinely supportive of the little guys we've never met, pounding out anthems across the globe, training their muscles as they prepare for the golden break that will bring them audiences the strength of their music deserves. Hear them roar before the music press gods do:
Book Group are an "anger-pop" act based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed unintentionally, the band came together for a one night only gig. After discovering how well they gelled, they decided to take their collaboration further. Creating tense, tight indie rock tunes, Book Group themselves are a fun collective of like-minded musicians.
Comrades Graeme Anderson, Michael Morrison, Andrew Brodie, and Scott Finnigan will be launching their first EP, Homeward Sound, on May 18 at Pilrig Church in Edinburgh. Recorded within an old lighthouse, the EP intentionally strives to retain the blistering momentum of the band's live dynamic.
While indebted to The Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, and The Smashing Pumpkins, Book Group brings order to chaos using their own driving method. According to Anderson, the band's startling and refreshing EP addresses a "love/hate relationship with home." Using such inner conflict to heartfelt effect, Book Group's sonic tales are worth studying.
South of Book Group, London's Burning Condors recently unchained their singles "Knockout" and "Riot On Streets." Grim and grungy, the four man band boldly confront violence and infidelity on two distinctly different tracks.
The group have also created a Blue Velvet inspired music video that uses David Lynch's 1986 suburban-noir nightmare as a reference point for the acrid revelations "Knockout" contains. The song's somber barroom blues serves as an elegant foil to the its neighbor's kinetic street riot rage.
Melding together the frenzied sounds of The Pixies, The Strokes, and The Velvet Underground, Burning Condors promise more corkscrewed punk to come. Their first full length is slated for release in September.
Turning our attention to musical talent within American borders, Andrea Dawn is a singer-songwriter built in the mold of Fiona Apple, brimming with bright whimsy beneath her bittersweet reflections. Influenced by the films of Tim Burton and the soulful voices of Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald, Dawn is based in Aurora, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.
On her debut album, Theories of How We Can Be Friends, the young artist thematically pursues the classic When Harry Met Sally question, "Can men and women be friends or does sex always get in the way?" Choosing to thoughtfully explore the subject rather than provide simplistic answers, Dawn says she "treats every song like a chapter" in the novella that is her piano-driven record.
While drums, bass, and piano were captured in a studio setting, the remainder of Theories was recorded at Dawn's home to include a festive array of instruments. Despite technical setbacks that delayed release, the album is currently polished, complete, and available for purchase.
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