King Buffalo Announce Second Part of Album Trilogy
King Buffalo recorded their next album, the second in the pandemic-era trilogy previously announced, in a cave. They don’t say which specific cave, but I know it was a cave, because I was there. I took notes that I’ve been sitting on posting for a couple months now. It was a nice cave. I helped them load in, hung around while various technical difficulties were sorted through and sat with headphones on by the control board while they recorded what will serve as the opener and title-track of the next record.
I won’t say much more about it than that, but if you heard The Burden of Restlessness (review here) and were surprised at the shift in sonic persona away from the kind of progressive heavy psychedelic nature-communion of the prior 2018 sophomore album, Longing to Be the Mountain (review here), then surely this is a cave in which you’ll want to spend some time. As they note, the record is four songs and they’re all over 10 minutes long.
They have more news besides the coming of the next record. It’ll be out in late Fall, while the third of the three has been pushed to 2022 in accommodation with the ubiquitous production delays. Foreseeable. They’ve also got new ideas brewing that they tease, and they made Live at Freak Valley (review here) free. You’re gonna want to snag that if you’re interested in anything in this post whatsoever.
And dig this list of tour dates. Hope they happen. I want to hit that Connecticut show with them, Clutch and Stöner. That sounds like my kind of party.
Here’s news of varying sorts:
Friends, We have good news, bad news, and more good news.
Good news: We recorded our second record LIVE in a cave! It will only have one single because it’s four 10-minute songs. If you like our long-form stuff (and caves), you’ll love this record! Swipe to see a sneak peek.
Bad news: As you’ve probably seen, the whole world is experiencing massive vinyl production delays, so the second record won’t be released until late Fall of 2021. This also means we are pushing the third part of this album-trilogy into 2022.
But MORE good news: Because of this delay we’ve started on MORE ideas! We came up with a killer one recently and it’s going to be really unique. We can’t wait to reveal more in the coming months.
Bonus: ‘Live at Freak Valley’ is now FREE on Bandcamp! Hopefully this will hold you over until we get closer to revealing more about the second record. -KB
King Buffalo on tour:
9/9 Greeley, CO @ Moxi Theater
9/10 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/11 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
9/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
9/17 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/18 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/19 Portland, OR @ Lola’s Room
9/29 FT. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Guys*
10/1 Albany, NY @ Empire Live*
10/2 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall*
10/3 Portland, ME @ State Theater*
10/5 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom*
10/7 Long Island, NY @ Paramount Theater*
10/8 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*
10/9 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino*
10/11 Washington, DC @ 930 Club*
11/5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/6 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
11/12 Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch
11/13 Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI
11/14 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/16 Madison, WI @ The Bur Oak
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
11/18 Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee
11/19 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
1/20/22 Ottawa, ON @ Club Saw
1/21/22 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
1/22/22 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
* w/ Clutch & Stoner
King Buffalo is:
Sean McVay – Guitar, Vocals, & Synth
Dan Reynolds – Bass & Synth
Scott Donaldson – Drums & Percussion
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Super jealous! KB? Playing in a cave? Man, that’s cool!
That is so fucking cool. I am praying that the Clutch, Stoner, King Buffalo show in New Hampshire goes off without a hitch.
Likewise for CT and NJ.