Avi Buffalo

Career

Avi Buffalo’s first album, a self-titled release, came out on April 27, 2010. It earned positive notices from outlets like The A.V. Club, NME, Filter, and Drowned in Sound. The lead single was “What’s In It For,” backed with “Jessica.” That year, the band played SXSW, opened for Modest Mouse in July, and toured both Europe and North America.

In June 2011, Sub Pop put out a second single, “How Come? and Good I’m Wishing,” and work had already started on a follow-up album. Recording for that second album began in 2012, and by 2013, Avi was producing other artists and side projects alongside his own material. The second album, At Best Cuckold, arrived on September 8, 2014 in Europe and September 9 in the US. Avi and a live band did a short US and European tour that autumn before he shifted focus back to writing, performing, and producing.

In 2015, he announced the end of the band Avi Buffalo. In 2019, he put out the electronic album Glow Cast on Eternal Sound with Ari Prado. On July 27, 2020, Avi Buffalo was accused of raping a former bandmate. Following the accusations, Sub Pop stopped selling his albums in stores and through digital services.