Written and recorded by King Buffalo in Rochester, NY at the Main Street Armory in 2018.
All arrangements by King Buffalo (c) 2018
Produced by Ben McLeod
Engineered by Grant Husselman
Mixed by Sean McVay
Mastered by Bernie Matthews
Acoustic Guitar by Ben McLeod
Artwork by Adrian Dexter
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released October 12, 2018
"A TOP-TEN KIND OF ALBUM." –
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"IN THE END, THE LISTENER CAN ONLY TURN BACK FOR REPEAT VISITS, THE THRILL OF HEARING IT ALL UNFOLD ONCE AGAIN." -
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"LONGING TO BE THE MOUNTAIN IS TIMELESS ROCK MUSIC, GREATER THAN ANY ONE GENRE." -
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"PSYCH-INFLECTED STONER ROCK TRIO KING BUFFALO ARE ON THE RISE" -
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"BETWEEN MONOTONOUS AND BOMBASTIC, THERE LIVES PURE MAGIC." -
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"MEDITATE ON THE AWESOMENESS" -
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"A NEW LEVEL FOR KING BUFFALO, ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018" -
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"A BAND POISED ON THE EDGE OF GREATNESS" -
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"THIS IS A BAND IN ASCENSION. DON'T MISS OUT" -
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"THE BEST RECORDS...TAKE A LISTENER ON A JOURNEY" -
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"MAGICALLY PULL THE LISTENER...MELODIC AND HARMONIOUS," -
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"BREAKTHROUGH" -
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"DAZZLING ALBUM...ONE OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL RECORDS OF THE YEAR" -
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"KING BUFFALO ASCEND TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL" -
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"ATMOSPHERIC...MEDITATIVE, HYPNOTIC" -
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"RECORD OF THE YEAR...WITHOUT A DOUBT" -
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"TRACKS ARE PEAKING WITH INTENSE RIFFS" -
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"ENERGIZING...MULTIDIMENSIONAL...STUNNING" -
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"A CONVINCING SYNTHESIS OF...PSYCHEDELIC ROCK" -
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"A DELICIOUS ADDICTIVE ALBUM" -
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"PSYCHEDELIC...DISCOVERY" -
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"A COSMIC LUSHNESS" -
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"RAISES THE TRIO TO NEW HEIGHTS, MOST ENCHANTING ALBUM OF 2018" -
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"RECORD OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2018, ATMOSPHERIC AND SPLENDID" -
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"ALBUM OF THE YEAR" -
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"IN ITS MELODY, PATIENCE, ATMOSPHERE AND HEFT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO BEHOLD, #2 BEST ALBUM OF 2018" -
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#6 BEST PSYCHEDELIA RECORD OF 2018" -
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"A SNEAKING HIGHLIGHT OF 2018" -
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"A COMPELLING HEAD LICKER" -
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"ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF...PSYCHEDELIC ROCK" -
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"BE CARRIED AWAY BY KB'S SPACE EPICS" -
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"SWIRLING STONER HURRICANE" -
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"A RECORD BETWEEN FEATHERY PSYCH AND MASSIVE JAM ROCK" -
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"EXTRAVAGANT AND EFFERVESCENT ARRANGEMENTS" -
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"HYPNOTIC AND FASCINATING OPUS" -
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