Birdbrain＜Green Vinyl/数量限定盤＞

盟友Jマスキスがプロデュース!
USオルタナの重鎮バッファロー・トムの2ndが発売30周年を記念してカラー盤で再発決定!

ダイナソーJrやピクシーズ、パール・ジャムとともにUSグランジ～オルタナ黎明期に活躍したボストンを代表するオルタナ・バンド、バッファロー・トムによる長らく廃盤となっていたセカンド・アルバム『Birdbrain』が発売30周年を記念して数量限定のミント・グリーン・ヴァイナルでリイシュー決定。

1984年にビル・ジャノヴィッツ、クリス・コルボーン、トム・マギニスにより結成され、90年代には全米トップ10入りを果たし、現在も息長く活動を続けるバッファロー・トムが1990年に発表した本作は、デビュー作に続いて盟友ダイナソーJr.のJマスキスとレディオヘッド『Pablo Honey』で有名なショーン・スレイドの共同プロデュースのもと制作された。

メロディー・センス、これぞ90sオルタナな轟音リフが炸裂する不動の3ピース・サウンドは大きな飛躍を遂げ、現在でもライヴで絶大な人気を誇るタイトル曲「Birdbrain」や「Enemy」を含む全10曲を収録。
コア・ファンの間ではバンドのベスト・ソング多く詰まった最高傑作の呼び声も高いUSオルタナ史に残る作品となっている。

From the first notes of Buffalo Tom's second album, Birdbrain, it was clear the band had done more than their share of growing up since their self-titled debut, which had come out the year before. The title cut leaps out of the gate with a tight snap that leaves anything on the first album in the dust; drummer Tom Maginnis and bassist Chris Colbourn sound far tighter and more unified as a rhythm section, and guitarist and vocalist Bill Janovitz reveals a taut, slashing authority that was quite a change from the sloppy, sometimes meandering sound he'd summoned up his first time at bat. Just as roadwork had firmed up Buffalo Tom's sound, their songwriting was also steadily improving; the ultra-catchy "Birdbrain" sounded like it could have been a hit single in some alternate universe, while "Guy Who Is Me" and "Crawl" indicated they were learning to work better with trickier structures, and "Enemy" and "Skeleton Key" prove they could slow down effectively and communicate something other than a rant. While the band was still working the last vestiges of their clear Dinosaur Jr. influence at this point (J Mascis was in the producer's chair once again for this set), Birdbrain made it clear Buffalo Tom was far more than just Dino Jr.'s little brother band. The CD adds a nice acoustic cover of "Heaven" by the Psychedelic Furs as a bonus -- yet another touch you would never have expected judging from their debut. ~ Mark Deming