Donna the Buffalo
I know, I know, you’re thinking “Donna the Buffalo isn’t new, they’re Ice-T old.” While Donna the Buffalo has been entertaining crowds for over 20 years, they are most certainly under the radar. Perhaps the eclectic brew the Ithaca-based sextet cooked up for their new album, Silverlined, will finally wake America up to what they’ve been missing. Silverlined shows off Donna the Buffalo’s knack for combining zydeco-infused melodies with passionate lyrics and rootsy rhythms.
Here’s a mini-documentary about the making of the album:
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Much like Scotty I’m going with a familiar name to a lot of you out there – Albert Hammond, Jr – who you probably know better as the frizzy, afro-headed guitar player from The Strokes. What you may not know is that AHJr. has one solo album under his belt and is on the verge of releasing his second ¿Como Te Llama? next week. Hammond has managed to take the dirty, downtown New York rock of his full time band and filter it through some California sunshine for some surprising results. Still present is his unmistakable guitar sound, but he’s added a healthy dashes of pop oohs and aahs, bits of reggae and a large dose of John Lennon to produce a great modern rock record. So while The Strokes continue their extended hiatus – with a rumored return next year – this will easily satiate the void.
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