King Buffalo has been dealing heavy psych music since 2013 and have big plans for 2021. The Rochester, NY trio, who has toured with stoner rock giants The Sword, Elder, and All Them Witches, has announced that they will be releasing three full length albums this year and have already listed dates for a fall tour. The first album, titled The Burden of Restlessness, is set for a June 4 release and the first single is out now. The second two releases are being kept under wraps, although the band has hinted that each album will be distinct and recorded with different methods.

Hebetation is the new track from The Burden of Restlessness, and expands King Buffalo’s sound into progressive new audioscapes. Although I was a fan of the heavy psych atmosphere of their first two full lengths, Orion and Longing to be the Mountain, it sometimes felt like the band was stuck in repetitive musical territory. However, with their third full-length, Dead Star, the band showed they weren’t afraid to infuse their rock with more aggressive and driving sections, giving them a more diverse and well-rounded sound. The best thing about it was that the band never changed their core style, but simply expanded it. With Hebetation, we see that evolution continuing, with an even more progressive, heavy sound, all while maintaining their own trance-inducing psychedeliscapes.

Tour Dates

SEP 10 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO

SEP 11 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO

SEP 14 The Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA

SEP 15 Bottom Of the Hill – San Francisco, CA

SEP 17 Barboza – Seattle, WA

SEP 18 Barboza – Seattle, WA

SEP 19 Lola’s Room – Portland, OR

OCT 1 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

OCT 2 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT

OCT 15 The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub – Cambridge, MA

NOV 4 DC9 – Washington, DC

NOV 5 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

NOV 6 Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

NOV 11 Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA

NOV 12 The Loving Touch – Ferndale, MI

NOV 13 Hi-Fi – Indianapolis, IN

NOV 14 Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO

NOV 16 The Winnebago – Madison, WI

NOV 17 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN

NOV 18 The Back Room @ Colectivo – Milwaukee, WI

NOV 19 Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

NOV 20 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern – Cleveland, OH

JAN 22 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON, Canada