Quiet and Peace

by Buffalo Tom

Overview

Twenty-nine years down the road from their debut album, and seven years since they last released a recording, Buffalo Tom sound very much like grownups on 2018's Quiet and Peace. The opening track, "All Be Gone," shows these guys can still rock when they want to, and "Lonely Fast and Deep" confirms it. But most of the time, Buffalo Tom sound a bit quieter, more thoughtful, and more measured than they did in their '90s heyday. This was a band that was often given to a certain amount of navel-gazing, and that hasn't changed on Quiet and Peace, where the music often matches the contemplative mood of the lyrics. None of that is a criticism -- it's genuine and well-deserved praise. Quiet and Peace is a set of songs that show Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn, and Tom Maginnis refuse to live in the past, and it's the work of three mature men who have plenty to say about their lives and the world around them in the here and now. Quiet and Peace is not built around walls of guitar in the manner of Buffalo Tom's best-known work -- keyboards take up as much room as the six-strings on "Freckles" and the evocative cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy in New York." But it's also no less passionate, committed, or intelligent when they were routinely acknowledged as one of America's best bands, and this trio's gift for writing strong but melodic tunes and smart, emotionally incisive lyrics hasn't changed a bit. Buffalo Tom are still looking for answers on Quiet and Peace, even if the questions aren't quite the same as they once were, and they clearly believe that rock & roll still means something important. Buffalo Tom are still firmly in control of what was best and most important in their music, and Quiet and Peace is a fine reminder of why they mattered then, and why they matter now. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	03/02/2018
Label:	Schoolkids
UPC:	0634457855212
Rank:	98122

Tracks

1. All Be Gone
2. Overtime
3. Roman
4. Freckles
5. CatVMouse
6. Lonely Fast and Deep
7. See High the Hemlock Grows
8. In the Ice
9. Least That We Can Do
10. Slow Down
11. The Only Living Boy in New York

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buffalo Tom   Primary Artist
Andrea Gillis   Vocals (Background)
Chris Colbourn   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
David Minehan   Vocals (Background)
Tom Maginnis   Drums,Percussion
Jennifer D'Angora   Vocals (Background)
Bill Janovitz   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Chris Cote   Vocals (Background)
Erica Mantone   Vocals (Background)
Sarah Jessop   Vocals
Lucy Janovitz   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Paul Simon   Composer
Chris Colbourn   Group Member
David Minehan   Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Tom Maginnis   Group Member
Bill Janovitz   Engineer,Group Member
Carl Plaster   Drum Technician
John Agnello   Mixing
Buffalo Tom   Composer
Hollie Chastain   Artwork