Sparkle Me -The Buffseeds Fansite
Buffseeds fansite with news, gig schedule, biography, discography, lyrics, press articles, guitar tablature, pictures, wallpaper, and message board.
http://www.sparkleme.h1.ru/news.shtml |
Daystar
Buffseeds fansite dedicated to one of the greatest bands alive! Containing plenty of buff goodness it features exclusive artwork of the band that you'll see no-where else!
http://www11.brinkster.com/buffseeds |
A Guide to Happiness
A place for general discussions and news about the band. Includes a gallery of user-submitted pictures.
http://groups.msn.com/AGuidetoHappiness/ |
Minibuffs
Come and visit the mini Buffseeds and see what adventures they have been up to recently.
http://firesuite.net/minibuffs/ |
Buffseeds
The official site, with news, gig information, audio samples and pictures.
http://www.buffseeds.com/ |
Fantastic Plastic Records: Buffseeds
Record label's site, featuring a gig schedule, biography, pictures, and mailing list.
http://www.fantasticplastic.co.uk/ideas/buffseeds.htm |
Amazon offers
The Picture Show (Audio CD),25 January, 2005
List price $15.98
Pretty as a "Picture" / 3
The Buffseeds, a U.K. indie-rock band, are only just entering the music scene. But their full-length debut "Picture Show" is a very pretty album. Kieran Scragg's falsetto can be a bit distracting, but what comes after is a light, pensive little mix of rock and ballads.
A rhythm comes into the album from the very start: It opens with the sparkling, airy pop of "Sparkle Me." It's laid-back, but soars every now and then, on the back of a beautiful keyboard melody. On the other hand, "Casino" is gloom-rock, still soaring and exquisitely multilayered, given a few extra shoves with the echoing bass.
After that, the Buffseeds alternate between midtempo rock songs and ethereal pop ditties, both written to bittersweet lyrics about love, loss and loneliness. The latter sound a bit like Turin Brakes mixed with a bit of Mandalay. At times it sounds like Scragg is torn between wanting to be Thom Yorke and Billy Corgan -- the music is more like Radiohead, but when the music swells he lets rip like Corgan when he's really into the music.
That vague confusion is the only thing that keeps the Buffseeds' debut from being really outstanding. It needs a bit more musical complexity and passion -- THEN it will be really good. As it is, the midtempo rockers don't quite measure up to the airy, swirling Hammond ballads. They're pretty good and bittersweetly beautiful, but they're not quite there yet.
Kieran Scragg sounds completely androgynous here -- he may be the first singer I have heard with gender-bending vocals. Sometimes he sounds like a fey man, sometimes like a woman. It suits the shoegazer pop better than it does the rock songs, where he sounds like the music is going too fast for him to follow.
When the Buffseeds solidify their sound, then they will be an excellent band. Their debut "Picture Show" is a pretty, airy pop collection, and if the wrinkles were ironed out it would be outright beautiful.
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Albums by Buffseeds -- Rate Your Music
Discography for Buffseeds - Reviews, Ratings, Artist Biography, Profile - List
of Singles, EPs, Compilations, Bootlegs, and Lists.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/buffseeds
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Plan 9 Music: 9x Online Review: Buffseeds - Picture Show
Buffseeds Picture Show Review by John Benson. The recently released debut from
Indie UK act the Buffseeds has all the markings of yet another sublime ...
http://www.plan9music.com/?node=module&id=9xonlinereview&id2=5892110353&id3=107
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Amazon.com: The Picture Show: Music
The Picture Show, Buffseeds. ... Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. ...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IQHKM?v=glance
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