OG Sole – “DEEP END”
OG Sole’s latest release “DEEP END” starts with a hair-raising string sample. Shortly after, the drums come in heavy, and OG pounces on the instrumental with confidence and style. “DEEP END” has a hard edge and braggish tone as OG raps about grinding on his craft over...
Hundred Plus Club – “Gobsmacked”
Hundred Plus Club combines intense, often dark, emotions with an upbeat indie rock style that perfectly mixes the negative and positive. It's an easy-to-get-into sound applicable to life’s many uncertainties and in-betweens. In their earlier discography, the group...
puh-GEEZ – LEVELS
If you’re out exploring record shops in Buffalo, you might run into local hip hop artist puh-GEEZ who calls music havens like Soul Stop, Black Dots, and Apples and Oranges his home. He shops for his own enjoyment as well as picks up records for his DJ sets which he...
Robbery Club – SHARP AIR / ALONE
Robbery Club is Buffalo-style punk rock done right. The group is hot off a killer set on a stacked show at Casa Di Francesca’s on March 7th, and a debut release of two singles released just a few days prior. It may seem like Robbery Club is coming out of nowhere, but...
MONOMANIAC – Dysphoria / Destined to Question
MONOMANIAC are the youngbloods of Buffalo hardcore. Their latest two-song release, Dysphoria / Destined to Question, solidifies the group’s grimy, cacophonous metallic hardcore style. The first of which, “Dysphoria,” is chugging, meaty-riff metal with tortured and...
Pilot Field – Counterfeits
Pilot Field, Buffalo’s resident 90's to 2000’s nostalgia pop-punkers, are back with their latest release, Counterfeits. For more information on the band check out our last review of their 2023 demo. In summary, a typical Pilot Field song is fast, loud, and catchy. The...
Jaugust – Be My Echo, Always
Buffalo’s latest electronic duo, Jaugust, specializes in a catchy, relatable indie-pop sound inspired by early 2000s electronica-meets-emo bands like The Postal Service, American Football, and The Appleseed Cast. The duo is composed of Nick Sessanna of the Buffalo...
Previous Love – Sleepwalking
Buffalo’s finest grungy alternative pop-rock band, Previous Love is back after a period of inactivity. Their latest single, “Sleepwalking,” is one of their best yet, fitting neatly into their already-established style. The band is often known for their accessible, yet...
Garden Closet – cicada breath
Shoegaze is thriving. Scenes in eastern cities like Pittsburgh, New York City, and especially Philadelphia are having surges of creativity and success, yet the sound is relatively untouched in Buffalo. Garden Closet is often in a scene of their own in the 716. The...
Well Kept Things – Weathered For Better
Buffalo emo-rock outfit, Well Kept Things, has an interesting history. The group got traction in the local scene with well-loved releases in 2015 and 2016, before they ended up shelving the band for seven years. Check out this older post from 2015 about the band in...
Personal Style – “False Memories”
Personal Style is a three-piece punk band from Buffalo made up of Bryan Johnson, Evan Wachowski, and Stephen Floyd. Their latest jam is a crunched-out indie-punk song they're calling "False Memories" - with ultra chunky guitar distortion, punchy drum sounds, and...
Motiks – “House Of Mirrors”
Somewhere in the up & coming hip/hop scene in Buffalo, a voice can be heard with sounds of clarity - it comes from Motiks on his latest single, “House Of Mirrors.” The track starts out with Motiks speaking to his fans in the form of placing yourself in a haunted...
Matthew Danger Lippman – “Set Up”
Matthew Danger Lippman (henceforth MDL), currently residing in NYC but also an erstwhile Buffalonian (anyone still around from 2014? You may remember Brimstone Blondes) and buffaBLOG contributor, brings his single "Set Up" from his upcoming full length Once You Get...
Quit Yourself – “Strung Out & Grinding Your Teeth”
Quit Yourself brings a fun, energetic emo ballad in the form of "Strung Out & Grinding Your Teeth," the first single from their upcoming EP, IT GETS WORSE BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. Most of the words I just used don't entirely do justice to this impressive effort, so...
Cooler – Doom Spiral
Cooler, a Buffalo-based three-piece, creates deeply personal, ethereal indie rock fit for the most intimate of moments. Doom Spiral, the group’s 2023 release, is their best work to date. The album centers around themes of opposition and devotion while persistently...
Ex-Pat – We Are All Explosives
Nostalgia is often guarded by the thick, indeterminate fog of our own memory. Ex-Pat, a Buffalo recording artist, wades through this fog. His time-warping artwork is genuine, soulful, and full of personality. Echoing the most gossamer, faded shades of 90s shoegaze and...
MIMIC – A Thief, Not A Liar.
Just before Last Call Entertainment’s BJ’s Fest 2022, the now repurposed Eerie Shores Instagram posted a cryptic announcement. The dive-bar event would be the band's final performance under their original SUNY Fredonia-born title. A following series of posts...
Early Bird – “My Town”
Buffalo artist Early Bird's hot new release "My Town" is the latest single following a year filled with numerous new tracks. "My Town" is a party song with smooth vocals featuring heavy 808's as well as a catchy hook with repeated lines that will have you singing...
Kod!e – Cycle of Man
On October 1st, 2002, an artist named Kod!e was born into a life of makeshift homes & painstaking anxiety. To celebrate making it 20 years through this journey of life he calls the Cycle of Man, Kod!e decided to drop a 13 track album titled just that on his...
Urge Surfer Releases Debut EP, Music Video for “Cursed”
Urge Surfer is a brand new Buffalo-based project created by former coworkers Chelsea O'Donnell (Stress Dolls) and Jordan Smith. The duo used the itchiness of pandemic-era angst to inspire their new musical brew - a blippy and hazy blend of modular synth sighs and...
Amateur Hockey Club – “Boxed Wine”
Buffalo's Amateur Hockey Club explore a new, tightly-wound pop rock sound on their latest offering, "Boxed Wine." Bringing to mind the super-polished and sugary-sweet melodies of genre frontrunners like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco (with a splash of the...
Pr0 Social – “3%”
Bringing yet another bubbly bop with his latest single “3%,” the-Buffalo based hip-hop/R&B artist Pr0 Social is a professional at his craft to say the least. Pr0 Social, born Jerrell Lanos, flaunts his caption-worthy bars with such unpredictable flows on the...
tøbin – “Can’t Explain”
The intro to the Lost Soul EP via Buffalo artist tøbin seems as if it’s the intro to something more; something bigger. The 18-year-old singer/songwriter speaks on what he “Can't Explain” in a way anyone can relate to. It sounds almost as if tøbin has found comfort in...
Sons of Luther Share Music Video for “Not To Worry”
Sons of Luther sure know how to tug at our heartstrings - the Buffalo-based rock trio meander around our fair city in their riff-filled new song, "Not To Worry." Highlighting a phat guitar riff reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age, the song tackles the eternal...
B-rent – Everything For Paige
Somewhere in the up & coming hip/hop scene in Buffalo, a voice can be heard with sounds of sincerity; the voice comes from B-rent on his debut LP: Everything for Paige. The album resembles something like a modern day Shakespeare tragedy reflecting the beauty in...
Hussalonia – The Somewhat Surprising Re-Recording of Marsupial Garamond Hussalonia
Legend says in the year of 1997, a pop music cult was born via the Nefarico soap company and named Hussalonia. A quarter century later, Hussalonia has given us The Somewhat Surprising Re-Recording of Marsupial Garamond Hussalonia... A project that was dropped about...
Conway the Machine – God Don’t Make Mistakes
The spirit of Buffalo is a very real concept that only true Buffalonians could understand; a sense of community, validity, and authenticity. The legendary rap group Griselda managed to spread the spirit of Buffalo on an international level - one third of this hip-hop...
TTB Donntae – “START IT UP 2”
Buffalo-based artist TTB Donntae saw a lack of hip hop percolation in the local rap scene and decided to capitalize on the situation. Bringing in relentless flows, memorable lyrics, and standout delivery all on a bomb-ass beat; allow me to introduce “START IT UP PART...
The Weather Might Say Otherwise – “Statue Of Frogs”
The Weather Might Say Otherwise found their way back on buffaBLOG with their latest offering, “Statue of Frogs.” Coming with a rough and rugged delivery, the Fredonia three-piece rages the faces off of their fans for three and a half short minutes. That being said,...
Funeral Coat – Is That So?
Call it alternative, punk, emo, or whatever else you want, but call it correct; Funeral Coat's debut LP, Is That So, is fire. The gas to that fire might come from professional production from the prominent Jay Zubricky at GCR Audio; but that's just the tip of the...
Coral Collapse – “Symmetries”
Rolling in like a fog over the surface of a lake, Symmetries by Buffalonian band Coral Collapse came at the perfect timing. Just as the world begins to open up again, Symmetries oozes the sweet sensation of a new day; not only does it sound like a new morning, but a...
Canetis – Chasing Moonlight
Like the first leaves gliding through the wind in fall, the first winter snow, and that first 80 degree week in summer, Canetis is back and it's the season of Chasing Moonlight. The five Buffalo head bangers hardly touch the ground on their latest five piece EP. Just...
Happy Vacation – “Up All Night”
Buffalo-based trio Happy Vacation delivered their latest smash single, “Up All Night,” just in time for spring break. Bubbly melodies covered with a vibrant fuzzy production are tied in with classic lyrics that embody a simpler time and place - just a few of the many...
The Safety Meeting – “W1ND^UP”
Let's take it back to the 90s, the modern day golden era of nostalgia. Shredding through the 716, The Safety Meeting has developed a sonic extract of that golden era on their latest track titled “W1ND^UP.” The hook hollers “if I worked any more or I laughed any less,...
Kod!e Releases Music Video for “Can’t Function”
Buzzing hip-hop act Kod!e (aka Cody Rozler) just released a new music video for his latest single "Can't Function." The Buffalo-based rapper has no problem opening up to the world, bearing his soul with lines like, "I can't function if I don't have any drugs/sat here...
Pliocene – Get Up + Live Forever
If you’re looking for music to dance to in the dark, look no further. Pliocene’s transcendent debut album, Get Up + Live Forever, is a sonic psychedelic. Composed entirely of instrumentals, the ambience of each track is immense; gathering elements from chillwave,...
Medusa – “GET HARD”
A musician made in Buffalo is no better than a musician made anywhere else, but they sure know how to hit home... Revenge-pop artist Medusa recently made another mark on the city with their experimental anthem “Get Hard.” The range of delivery and melody given...
Passed Out – Well Enough, For Now
Buffalo's very own Passed Out released their triplet Well Enough For Now EP via Admirable Traits Records, bearing the vintage vibes of a warm cup of coffee and a flannel on the porch. The intro “Baby Blue” is accompanied by a classically entertaining video that was...
Post Prom – Who You Pretend To Be
At long last, Buffalo-based quintet Post Prom have delivered their debut LP, Who You Pretend To Be (WYPTB), and it was well worth the wait. They provide an infectious boost of energy that makes you want to jump up on your coffee table and dance. The kind of music you...
Scumfire – Trash Film
Scumfire's Spotify bio reads: “Birthed in 2019, became men in 2020. Fueled by Genny and general disdain. No cops allowed, and buddy, believe me when I tell ya, we're gonna know if you're a cop.” If that doesn’t accurately convey what Scumfire is about, then I don't...
Amateur Hockey Club – “What You Wanted”
You can hear the grime being shredded off the guitar in the grudging of Buffalo-based band Amateur Hockey Club's new single, “What You Wanted.” This is a common theme within the music of Amateur Hockey Club, as they radiate the essence of a blacklight in a back-alley,...
Ian McCuen – Permanent Ending
The ever-so-gentle acoustic tones of Buffalo based multi-instrumentalist Ian McCuen recently brought closure to their project, Songs of Fleeting Permanence, originally started pre-pandemic in April of 2019. Their latest installment, Permanent Ending, features songs...
Del Paxton Gets Vinyl Release For September, Bedtime, Ontario
Recently brought to you on vinyl by Better Days Will Haunt You comes Buffalo-based Del Paxton's EP, September, Bedtime, Ontario. Originally released by Topshelf Records in 2020, this three-song EP from the three-piece is packed with a good spread of sound, including...
Genesee Hotel – Strawberry
Genesee Hotel from Buffalo NY claims to create "songs your mother would love," and I couldn’t have said it better myself. Their debut EP, Strawberry, was born on July 1st of 2021, and it’s due for quite the growth spurt. The project consists of four tracks that...
Davey Harris – “Self Saboteur”
If you were to ask me what genre Davey Harris (aka David Muntner of Buffalo-based act The Tins) belongs to, I wouldn’t be able to identify it by name. On his latest single, “Self Saboteur,” he walks and swaggers across genres as if he’s walking through a garden. We're...
Just Ending Now – “Indivisible”
The production over “Indivisible” must have been the work of a mad wizard atop of a moated castle. Buffalo based artist Jeremy Jermaine Jerome, (aka Just Ending Now) posted this statement along with the release of “Indivisible,” “faith is a measure that know...
The Weather Might Say Otherwise – “I’ll Drink To That”
Alternative rock band The Weather Might Say Otherwise (TWMSO), based out of Fredonia, NY, gave their hometown something to drink to with pop-punky anthem “I’LL DRINK TO THAT!” The use of negative space to make the song sound like it’s skipping makes my heart skip a...
Carmen & Lizzy – “When It Ends”
Like a pair of voices from the clouds above, Carmen & Lizzy present a divine performance on their latest release, “When it Ends.” The acoustic duo from Buffalo bring out vocals and guitar riffs that are lighter than air and bright enough to pierce the soul. On...
Hotel Etiquette – “Sounds Like Love”
Sounds Like Love” paints the picture of emo/pop-punk and excludes no details. “We could fuck it up, and if you’re asking me, then it sounds like love...” It's a line that hauntingly holds true to relationships that sink. Hotel Etiquette (aka Mike Hansen & co.)...
Sons of Luther – “The Wrong Way”
Buffalo-based rock band Sons of Luther released a fresh new single, “The Wrong Way,” on February 1st, and within a week it became their number one song on Spotify. It speaks to the intentional songwriting and the "earwormitis" that comes along with listening to...