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Buffalo Fuzz to Release II June 5; New Video Posted

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 8th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

One can only imagine the emotional experience Buffalo Fuzz guitarist Jared Zachary underwent going back into the studio to mix the tracks for the band’s second album, Volume II, months after the suicide of drummer Jake Allan. There’s heavy and then there’s heavy. While I’m not sure what Zachary‘s plans are going forward for Buffalo Fuzz, the band is at least continuing in its present form long enough to get the record out two years after it was put to tape, so that’s something. They have preorders up for it now and there’s a video for “Too Young to Die” streaming at the bottom of this post.

It’s a sad story, obviously, but rock is rock. Have at it:

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Two years after the loss of drummer Jake Allan, heavy blues duo Buffalo Fuzz is set to release Buffalo Fuzz Volume II on June 5th 2020. Following the success of their 2016 debut, their sophomore album marks Allan’s final musical work before his death.

“I said I needed love, I said I needed life — I need a token from some measure of the divine.” Buffalo Fuzz wrote their second album to dig deeper into the themes presented in their debut, and they turned the energy up to eleven. The band tracked the album at Pearl Recording Studio to the very same Studer tape machine used to track Nirvana’s In Utero. In June of 2018, just a month after recording the 11 tracks for this album, drummer Jake Allan died by suicide at the age of 24. The album sat on the shelf for months before singer/guitarist Jared Zachary could return and finalize the mixes for the songs. Jared and Jake’s final work will be available to ears worldwide on June 5th 2020, more than two years after it was recorded.

A music video for “Too Young To Die” was released Tuesday, April 21st as a taste of what’s to come. Filmed by Altvra Company, the video thematically and sonically encapsulates feel of the album. At your convenience, please preview the video and album via the above links. Listeners are being directed to Buffalofuzz.com to pre-order the album.

Tracklisting:
1. The Reaper
2. Black Sheep Blues
3. I’m On Fire
4. Bad Circulation
5. Buffalo Stomp
6. Can’t Find My Home
7. Too Young To Die
8. Sunshine Of Your Love
9. Hole In My Heart
10. My Cosmic Love
11. Reaper Reprise

Buffalo Fuzz are:
Jared Zachary – vocals, guitar
Jake Allan – drums

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Buffalo Fuzz, “Too Young to Die” official video

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