Pilot-Field – Songs From South Buffalo
There’s no shortage of great punk rock bands in Buffalo – Pilot-Field joined that canon earlier this year (and also last year) and has continued to create fun and excitable nuggets of pop-punk with intent. The band of two McCormicks and two Brennans has just released a two-song EP, Songs From South Buffalo, continuing a trend of simple-but-effective punk rock songwriting that focuses heavily on big melodies set to fast tempos.
The album kicks off with “Sweet Home,” an ostensible double-meaning title that references both the very-shoutable chorus refrain and a Buffalo-adjacent locale… And while Sweet Home (the locale) is more of a North Buffalo haunt (I digress).
“Home sweet home, home sweet home, far from you’s where we belong”
The track is all about being content with your circle. It suits the blasting drums and full-throated guitar of “Sweet Home” perfectly. They continue this same energy on song two, “I Feel Off,” with its guitar-at-your-knees power chord/octave slamming and another huge singalong chorus.
When it comes down to it, Pilot-Field feels like a project for these guys to pump out songs without a care in the world… and that’s what makes it so appealing. You can check out Songs From South Buffalo (September 27th, 2024) via the YouTube embed below, or, add it to your favorite pop-punk Spotify playlist.
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This post was written by Nick Sessanna