Odaiba x Anna Majidson – “Help”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Digging this in-the-pocket bedroom-funk collab between Odaiba and Anna Majidson. The French musicians hit it out of the park with "Help" - a funky mix of nu-disco and bedroom-pop with an ultra-catchy refrain. We all know someone we need to tell "Please go get some...
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The Voxes – “Closer Than Ever”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

LA-based quintet The Voxes hit our inboxes with a stunning indie rocker called "Closer Than Ever." Influenced by an equal mix of Latin music and modern bedroom pop, "Closer" takes a plucky acoustic guitar and juxtaposes it against a fuzzy bass. The song is capped off...
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Oberhofer – “SUNSHiiNE”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Oberhofer teamed up with The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Shamir for this (third) eye-opening, psyched-out jam called "SUNSHiiNE." Oberhofer is no stranger to the limelight (just ask his myriad of placements and collaboration partners), but that didn't stop us from diving...
Read More

Perry Zoso – “Guadalupe (2021 Mix)”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Perry Zoso just doesn't know when to quit... And we're grateful for it. The Burbank crew revisited an old track called "Guadalupe" and gave it a facelift - think a new mix, a new guitar track, and some overall refreshed energy that really helped take it to the next...
Read More

Loose Buttons – “First To Know, Last To Understand”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Loose Buttons has felt a little stagnant these last 18 months... Haven't we all? Their latest slice of guitar-pop, "First To Know, Last To Understand," reckons with those feelings of stagnation - pondering what the best version of ourselves is, chasing after it, and...
Read More

CARR – “Sprinter Van”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

An ode to all the band dudes out there! We're using the word "ode" lightly, of course... CARR is here nailing it on her latest grunge-pop jam "Sprinter Van," a tune she describes as "about falling for the wrong type of boys over and over again." Whether it's the...
Read More

The Klittens – “Canned Air”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Amsterdam-based quintet The Klittens maximize their happy/sad aesthetic here on the low-key indie punk of "Canned Air." What do we mean exactly by happy/sad? It's one of those songs that has an easy-going (almost upbeat!) instrumental presence that's laced with just...
Read More

Endearments – “Ocean”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

The tellingly-named Endearments explore themes of heartbreak on their latest synthpop/dreampop hybrid, "Ocean." Endearments is more colloquially known as Brooklyn native Kevin Marksson - the songwriter and synth-head describes, "Ocean" as: "A no-stone-unturned glimpse...
Read More

Interesting Hobbies Club – “Middle of the 110”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Interesting Hobbies Club here with a lo-fi riff rocker that is sure to make you feel something. This time around, IHC made a conscientious effort to bring a bit more melody to their music and the result is something delightfully rickety. Bringing to mind the rawness...
Read More

Liily – “Anvil”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Fresh off a tight September gig at Mohawk Place, we're happy to feature LA-based quartet Liily and their mathy/shoegaze hybrid, "Anvil." This young band is no stranger to the press - they've been featured heavily in Spotify and Apple Music playlists and have even...
Read More

Belaver – “Mount Misery”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Belaver stepped out of his comfort zone to put out his first "upbeat" single and we think it paid off big time... "Mount Misery" is a look at the so-called American dream and how creatives in today's society tend to get exploited by faceless corporations. Belaver set...
Read More

Humble Braggers Release New Single, “So Alive”

by | October 12, 2021 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

Buffalo indietronica mainstays Humble Braggers are back again with another lush single they're calling "So Alive." By now (we hope!) you're familiar with the quartet's euphoric sound - songs filled with what seems like hundreds of synth textures; big vintage drum...
Read More

Ice In My Eyes – “Arpeggiator”

by | October 7, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Luxembourg-based quintet Ice In My Eyes nailed it on this high-energy synthpop-meets-indie-rock jam they're calling "Arpeggiator." With a big synth bass bouncing the song along, the song lurches forward at a great, blood-pumping tempo. Even though this has an upbeat...
Read More

The Washing Line Economy – “Mirrors”

by | October 7, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Last time we checked in with The Washing Line Economy, we were excited to share their swirly, sunny slice of indie pop called "In As Many Minutes." They're back again with a new tune called "Mirrors" that continues their trend of slightly-squiggly indie rock with a...
Read More

Schedule 1 – “Paint It Red”

by | October 6, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Vancouver-based post-punkers Schedule 1 caught our ears with this super urgent song about "familial identity, purpose, and pain." We were drawn to the sheer energy of "Paint it Red" - a blistering tempo, sing/shout vocals, shreddy guitar riffs, and a chord progression...
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Odaiba x Anna Majidson – “Help”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Digging this in-the-pocket bedroom-funk collab between Odaiba and Anna Majidson. The French musicians hit it out of the park with "Help" - a funky mix of nu-disco and bedroom-pop with an ultra-catchy refrain. We all know someone we need to tell "Please go get some...
NEW MUSIC

The Voxes – “Closer Than Ever”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

LA-based quintet The Voxes hit our inboxes with a stunning indie rocker called "Closer Than Ever." Influenced by an equal mix of Latin music and modern bedroom pop, "Closer" takes a plucky acoustic guitar and juxtaposes it against a fuzzy bass. The song is capped off...
NEW MUSIC

Oberhofer – “SUNSHiiNE”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Oberhofer teamed up with The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Shamir for this (third) eye-opening, psyched-out jam called "SUNSHiiNE." Oberhofer is no stranger to the limelight (just ask his myriad of placements and collaboration partners), but that didn't stop us from diving...
NEW MUSIC

Perry Zoso – “Guadalupe (2021 Mix)”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Perry Zoso just doesn't know when to quit... And we're grateful for it. The Burbank crew revisited an old track called "Guadalupe" and gave it a facelift - think a new mix, a new guitar track, and some overall refreshed energy that really helped take it to the next...
NEW MUSIC

Loose Buttons – “First To Know, Last To Understand”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Loose Buttons has felt a little stagnant these last 18 months... Haven't we all? Their latest slice of guitar-pop, "First To Know, Last To Understand," reckons with those feelings of stagnation - pondering what the best version of ourselves is, chasing after it, and...
NEW MUSIC

CARR – “Sprinter Van”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

An ode to all the band dudes out there! We're using the word "ode" lightly, of course... CARR is here nailing it on her latest grunge-pop jam "Sprinter Van," a tune she describes as "about falling for the wrong type of boys over and over again." Whether it's the...
NEW MUSIC

The Klittens – “Canned Air”

by | October 20, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Amsterdam-based quintet The Klittens maximize their happy/sad aesthetic here on the low-key indie punk of "Canned Air." What do we mean exactly by happy/sad? It's one of those songs that has an easy-going (almost upbeat!) instrumental presence that's laced with just...
NEW MUSIC

Endearments – “Ocean”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

The tellingly-named Endearments explore themes of heartbreak on their latest synthpop/dreampop hybrid, "Ocean." Endearments is more colloquially known as Brooklyn native Kevin Marksson - the songwriter and synth-head describes, "Ocean" as: "A no-stone-unturned glimpse...
NEW MUSIC

Interesting Hobbies Club – “Middle of the 110”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Interesting Hobbies Club here with a lo-fi riff rocker that is sure to make you feel something. This time around, IHC made a conscientious effort to bring a bit more melody to their music and the result is something delightfully rickety. Bringing to mind the rawness...
NEW MUSIC

Liily – “Anvil”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Fresh off a tight September gig at Mohawk Place, we're happy to feature LA-based quartet Liily and their mathy/shoegaze hybrid, "Anvil." This young band is no stranger to the press - they've been featured heavily in Spotify and Apple Music playlists and have even...
NEW MUSIC

Belaver – “Mount Misery”

by | October 13, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Belaver stepped out of his comfort zone to put out his first "upbeat" single and we think it paid off big time... "Mount Misery" is a look at the so-called American dream and how creatives in today's society tend to get exploited by faceless corporations. Belaver set...
NEW MUSIC

Humble Braggers Release New Single, “So Alive”

by | October 12, 2021 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

Buffalo indietronica mainstays Humble Braggers are back again with another lush single they're calling "So Alive." By now (we hope!) you're familiar with the quartet's euphoric sound - songs filled with what seems like hundreds of synth textures; big vintage drum...
NEW MUSIC

Ice In My Eyes – “Arpeggiator”

by | October 7, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Luxembourg-based quintet Ice In My Eyes nailed it on this high-energy synthpop-meets-indie-rock jam they're calling "Arpeggiator." With a big synth bass bouncing the song along, the song lurches forward at a great, blood-pumping tempo. Even though this has an upbeat...
NEW MUSIC

The Washing Line Economy – “Mirrors”

by | October 7, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Last time we checked in with The Washing Line Economy, we were excited to share their swirly, sunny slice of indie pop called "In As Many Minutes." They're back again with a new tune called "Mirrors" that continues their trend of slightly-squiggly indie rock with a...
NEW MUSIC

Schedule 1 – “Paint It Red”

by | October 6, 2021 | New Music | 0 Comments

Vancouver-based post-punkers Schedule 1 caught our ears with this super urgent song about "familial identity, purpose, and pain." We were drawn to the sheer energy of "Paint it Red" - a blistering tempo, sing/shout vocals, shreddy guitar riffs, and a chord progression...
NEW MUSIC

Nick Kivlen of Sunflower Bean

by | April 29, 2016 | Interview | 0 Comments

You probably wouldn't wholly believe me if I told you that Sunflower Bean, based out of Brooklyn, NY, has existed for a measly two-years-and-some-change and that all three members have either just broken into their 20's or are about to cross that landmark threshold...
SHOW PREVIEWS

The Naturalists

by | February 12, 2016 | buffaBLOG Sessions | 0 Comments

And to start your weekend off in a good way, we present to you the next installment of buffaBLOG Sessions. This time around, with the Naturalists. Craig Perno heads the band with twin brother Travis on the drums, accompanied by bassist Zach Russel. They’ve amassed a...
SHOW PREVIEWS

Intrepid Travelers

by | December 11, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

If you’re familiar with Intrepid Travelers, you probably know Jerry or have at least unknowingly been exposed to his presence. Jerry, a stuffed rainbow-striped monkey, functions as an unofficial mascot and source of spirited inspiration for the band. When I ask them...
SHOW PREVIEWS

The Wombats

by | November 25, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

It was eight years ago the Wombats burst onto the scene, just fresh-faced youngsters at the time armed with roaring guitars, hooks galore, and a cheeky sense of humor to them. Since then, the band's sound and popularity have only grown, with the group experimenting...
SHOW PREVIEWS

John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood

by | November 21, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

Surfer Blood's career kind of seems like a one giant surfing metaphor. They hit the ground running in 2010 with the help of the CMJ Music Marathon and have continued to tour and consistently release quality material since then. From playing huge bills like the ATP...
SHOW PREVIEWS