Statement Of Purpose: Buva`s "Not Scary! Friendly" will be one of my Top 10 releases of 2010 as there is no way it could slip from this list. Fans of Jon Brion, Elliot Smith, Brendon Benson, Roger Joseph Manning`s solo material and Mike Viola are some of the touchstones here. Smooth, clean vocals, multi-part harmonies and instantly indelible hooks with layers and layers of sublime nuance to peel back and find a different joy every time you listen to it. Each song on "Not Scary! Friendly" has a unique personality to introduce. The great thing is you want invite each one into your heart. This is type of records that makes me wish the Not Lame label was still releasing CDs as this is one I would have jumped at the chance to release. That said, this is where I just like to point people to the sound samples below and stop writing so your ears can make the best decision for your own personal tastes. So, dear fellow music fan, it`s your time. Come back when you`re done but know that for the paltry entry fee of $11 for this CD, you get a copy of Buva`s previous "All This Humming" as a bonus! This is a limited offer so don`t wait here, okay? Okay, how about that soft, laid back Badfinger-y groove on Song #1 below? It`s a 5 minute slow-burner of pop geek joy. Leader Tom Wolfe`s vocals will remind you of the genteel soothing feel of Matthew Sweet or Eric Matthews - it`s ever-present cushion that all the songs share with Buva`s material and bookends that hold the material together. The smooth, superbly executed lush and mellow sounds, the many layered soundscapes just pull you in. In. And In Again. Start-to-end and the rewards will be both many and not-so-common. Indeed, they were and are. One of 2010`s very, very best!
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