Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Artist of the Week: Avi Buffalo

Avi Buffalo is a band that caught the Music Directors' proverbial ear within the first couple minutes of the first track. Avi is short for Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, the bands lead singer and front man. Starting out as an amateur skateboarder in Long Beach and graduating to guitar virtuoso (taking the two coolest jobs- not fair), Avi built a band to compliment his taste. Citing Nels Cline as his inspiration, their sound is uncomfortable; they can be both timid and lucid. Effortlessly stretching simple pop constructions with innovative melodies, impressive guitaring, and obtuse lyrics, Avi Buffalo achieves something different. And when you get 30 albums a week, different is hugely important. Stay Tuned for Josh Smith's full review, but for now, check out this track!


Avi Buffalo - Whats In It For? .mp3
Found at bee mp3 search engine

2 comments:

igs said...

in the 5 hours since posting this i think i've become a somewhat of a fan. check out this vid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ZhXSL1MUA

heinztomatoketchup said...

also, you can stream the entire album here through the 22nd