Last Of The V8 Interceptors by White Buffalo

Dreams intact, White Buffalo quickly went to work on material for a new album.

Waiting To Go Home was independently released at the end of 2002 on White Buffalo's own Stamina Wax label. An intense blend of energy and emotion mixing full on guitar driven rock with more intimate acoustic and piano-led songs, Channel 4 (UK) described the disc as "a sound crying out for wider attention".

All or Nothing opens the album, quickly followed by Tempted. Both songs evoke a real sense of urgency; the latter's spooky vocals bringing the tension to an almost uncomfortable feedback-drenched conclusion.

Wasted is probably the best example of the bands mellower side; a simmering piano ballad performed with passion but beautifully minimalist in its production, with Campbell doing his best Tom Waits and Hossi hitting the high harmonies.

Storm Trooper showcases White Buffalo's gift for tension-building; a soulful blues progression played on Hammond organ, with wide-open drums and a gnarly bass line. Phil delivers yet another nodule-defying vocal performance whilst the song features no less than two very satisfying climaxes.

Kerrang noted the "Foo Fighters influences on display throughout Obsession's catchy rock stomp" (October 2002) and along with the thrashy hidden track Time Bomb George, these songs particularly capture the raw magic of White Buffalo live.

White Buffalo's is a stripped down sound making good use of the natural three-piece dynamic, a pure sound that they have endeavoured to maintain on their recordings. But to experience White Buffalo at their best, then you have be there at a live show. The gritty determination etched on Phil's face whilst he delivers doesn't tell the half of it, whilst Evan hits the drums so hard and fast with Hossi in total synch, its as if their lives depend on it. The live show is "rare and special... an emotional roller coaster" (www.shakenstir.co.uk, fuelled by a raw energy. White Buffalo fang it every time they take the stage.

With a new album scheduled for late 2003 and a shared musical vision for the band and Stamina Wax label, White Buffalo continue to triumph and evolve. There's nothing manufactured about it.

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