Friday, April 30, 2010

avi buffalo: avi buffalo

photo by Jeff Antebi

I am really enjoying Avi Buffalo’s S/T debut at the moment—it is fresh, lovely, and full of youthful and innocent moments. A lot of reviews I’ve read compared Avi Buffalo to The Shins, I totally see the resemblance mainly for the gentle-poppy sound and the somewhat psychedelic and surreal vibe. On the other hand, it occasionally reminds me of 60s and 70s classic rock... like The Beach Boys... or in the case of "Jessica", the beautiful ballad is quite Zeppelin sounding to me. I can’t decide what I like more about Avi Buffalo: Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg’s wonderful falsetto voice or his brilliant lyrics—songs like "What's In It For?", "Summer Cum", "Can't I Know?" and "Where's Your Dirty Mind" are all examples of fantastic song-writing! Avi Buffalo is a flawless debut, the songs are memorable not because of the catchy melodies or clever lyrics, but because they are so damn pure and genuine.

What’s In It For? [wicked-cool song]
Remember Last Time





Head over to elliotglass's YouTube Channel to watch more incredible solo performances by Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg!

visit Avi Buffalo's MySpace here
buy Avi Buffalo here

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