A band on the rise is a magnificent thing to witness. We’ve all seen plenty of bands come out of nothingness and offer us something interesting with some even dominating their particular corners of the sound in such a way that is nigh on compelling for what’s offered, but there are few even amongst them that manage to defy expectations at virtually every turn. By all accounts, King Buffalo has been such a name in the realm of heavy psychedelia. With their seventh album, the nebulous entity delivers yet another spectacle.
A group such as King Buffalo has more than earned the right to try different things given what they’ve accomplished already. Championing heavy psychedelic rock to the point that they’re one of the pillars of the genre as we know it, the transformation that we’ve seen throughout King Buffalo’s discography is nothing short of mesmerizing with their newest creation, “Doomsayer”, an extrospective experience that sees King Buffalo turn slightly away from their more obvious psychedelic approach but deliver unto us something that lands confidently, strongly, and still very much in tandem with that trademark King Buffalo charm. While there are times when I feel these seven tracks can feel a little repetitive, it demands to be made clear that King Buffalo has hit their mark square once again to offer us what is sure to be hailed by many as one of the last best stops for the genre in 2026. Built off of deceptively subtle riffs that grow into something that has ahold of your spirit, King Buffalo works its magic in a way that opens your eyes to the madness of both the world that was and is for all that it offers with even the distasteful aspects of it all simply magnificent given the presentation and intoxication that King Buffalo has truly mastered. “Doomsayer” is far from the biggest showing of prowess that King Buffalo has thrown down over the years, but it’s in working through “Doomsayer” that we see the slow burning genius of King Buffalo wash over us once more for an experience that resonates with the body’s natural rhythms and hypnotizes us with its sonorous songwriting that is ever so delicious to become lost within.
This record is another slam dunk for King Buffalo with all the right boxes being checked off in such an exquisite fashion of which this band has been truly known for. Time has only been kind to this act and it’s with “Doomsayer” that we get to witness in no small form just how much more this entity is capable of. What’s sure to be an obvious highlight of 2026 for many, it’s here that we’re given another tremendous addition to an already illustrious discography.
“Doomsayer” releases on December 4th!
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