The Buffalo Riot

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The Buffalo Riot have almost gleefully kept themselves outside of the box marked ‘Liverpool bands’ since their beginnings in 2009. It’s simply never been a party they wanted to attend, not an existence they cherished or relished, thanks very much. Regular gigging, though, and a focus on the songs have always been the order of the day, so you won’t have seen them falling into that week’s favoured coffee shop, or out of that week’s favoured hipster craft beer gaffs, or on that week’s favoured guest lists. Such has their need to concentrate on the music, the rehearsals, the writing and recording. The whole point of being in a band in the first place. Well, to them, anyway. Others might not agree.
As a consequence, they’re a formidable live prospect, always were, and now, with the release of new album Pale Blue Oceans, they’ve not only delivered a lesson in pure songwriting, but brought it to the table with a bravery and an admirable sense of honesty, and a big, real big, we mean really big sound.
Formulated with the symbiotic harmony of songwriters Ben Singleton and Iain Morley, Giant guitar washes from a pioneering Paul Carroll, acoustic subtly and grooves to bring it all together, they have continued to craft, develop and sustain themselves as one of the few Liverpool bands that can sell out a venue with loyal and dedicated fans. Paul Fitzgerald.