Phantom Buffalo (f/k/a The Ponys)

[John]

I just found this group through my new addiction, Time Lag Records.

Really light, but adeptly texture modern psychedlic pop out of the Northeast. I'll let Time Lag take it from here:

another little nugget of timeless psychedelic pop perfection. the world these guys create is just as surreal now as its always been… musically, things come together just right, with thick, swirling, chiming triple electric guitar textures, spot-on drumming, liquid but powerful bass, gurgling moog, acoustic strumming, accordion, and sweet soaring fuzz-tones. vocals hover as high & sweet as ever, harmonizing, doubling, and layering heavenly. the mood of the album floats through drifting fragile melancholy, quirky pop, crunchy psychedelic rockers and anthemic rave-ups, often all within the same track. beautifully recorded, but never over polished… just the way a great pop record should be. so forget all pretense, folks, maybe not freak folk enough for kill rock stars ain’t such a bad thing at all… packaged in a lovely heavy weight 60s style gatefold cover with elaborate full color art by the band, plus an insert. pressed on 180gm bright red vinyl. hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies… first 150 copies come with a special BONUS CDR SINGLE featuring two outtakes deemed by the band “too downer” for the album. packaged in a color offset printed tri-fold cover with hand stamped disc art. numbered edition of 230 copies.

The cool thing is that the tracks on myspace keep it with you for a few days and aren't as good as those found on the album.

MySpace.com - Phantom Buffalo - PORTLAND, Maine - Shoegaze / Minimalist / Healing & EasyListening - www.myspace.com/phantombuffalo

Hope you like.





EDIT: healing...? Ok......

[Zach Hobbs]

whas this got to do with the ponys

[John]

Phantom Buffalo used to be known as the Ponys, but there was another group called the Ponys so the band now known as Phantom Buffalo, in an effort not to be confused with the other group that was and still is called the Ponys, changed their name to Phantom Buffalo.