Last American Buffalo- Marquis for the Debutante Review

Artist: Last American Buffalo
Title: Marquis for the Debutante
Website: http://www.lastamericanbuffalo.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/lastamericanbuffalo
Style: Rock
Lineup: Jesse Carmichael (drums),  Kevin Compton (vocals,guitars) , Brian Sadler (keys),  Jesse Taylor (guitars, vocals), Ashley Taylor (tambourine, BG vocals)
Musical Influences: The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Oasis, Beck, Bob Marley, Ryan Adams, Coldplay, The Doors, Elliot Smith, The Flaming Lips, Scissors for Lefty, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Neil Young, The Who, The Dandy Warhols, The Stills, Wilco, The Rolling Stones.
Rating: 7.2 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Last American Buffalo, is like their name implies, a lost breed in a modern world. The band's press material harkens back to a time when buffalo ran free on the range and the railroads were the kings of transportation.  That being said the band's music offers modern arrangements that include rolling drumbeats and fresh guitar parts.

 

For the most part the songs fall into the Indie rock category although the band does take a side trip on songs like, "Privateer", and ""Sunshine" that include banjo and harmonica parts in them. The songs have a 60's country folk feel to them.

 

The song "Ordinary Girl" also has an interesting Oriental sounding start to it. Most of the song's subjects deal with issues of love and relationships.

 

My favorite songs were the more rocking ones like track-1, "Breaking Up Mine" with its catchy melody and "Fon" which features nice interaction between the guitars and drums.

 

While the band didn't hit it out of the park with Marquis for the Debutante it's still a good solid sounding Indie rock release worth hearing.