Avi Buffalo Music

Article by: Danny

Avi Buffalo Music is band I discovered through Boris Smile as Avi is their guitarist and the reason for the name of the band. I didn't have too much time to get to know the history of ABM when they came in to do a set as they were booked double that night and had to fly to a show as soon as we tracked their songs. However, I think that very happening sums this band up perfectly. They are busy, very busy. It is truly refreshing to see such a young local band not only creating unique music that places you right in the middle of their distant universe but also working and playing shows so frequently to new and diverse audiences. When they arrived at the shop they were all very polite and soft-spoken. They seemed nice enough and warm. We set up in somewhat of a hurry to get things rolling and they began to play.

The first song was Coaxed which is one of those great rolling jam songs where it seems to keep going on but you don't mind in the least bit. It finds its grove and stays in it and brings you along. Then came I'm so exclusive which explored a little more of what felt to me as the experimental aspect of ABM it gets out there and creates a deep space for you to explore. These types of songs have always been something I need to be in the mood for but none the less it was great and at the end of the day that might just make me a square. What do i know? The last song they played was I'm getting to old for this. This song was my favorite, it immediately highlighted one of my favorite things about the band; the melodies! Avi sings in his one of a kind voice simple direct lyrics in a melody so perfcect I wonder if I'll ever be able to use the phrase "I'm getting too old for this" again without thinking of the melody Avi tied it to.

I'm no critic but I know what I like and how musicians make ME feel. This band was really kind, really honest, their music was good and it fit them. I believed it all the way through and never once in the day I spent with them felt like I was watching anyone trying to create something they weren't.

I like Avi Buffalo Music.

AUDIO
1. Coaxed
2. I'm so exclusive
3. I'm getting too old for this

(listen below or click here to download a ZIP file containing all the songs)