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Buffalo Creek's first full length audio offering, Signal to Noise represents over two years of writing, arranging, recording and producing by all of the band's current line-up of Bryn Loosley, Marc Stafford, Nick Bearden, August Germar and Ryan O'Donovan. Recorded in two studios in the band's hometown of Chico, California, the album is a testament to the tenacity of the musicians involved. Six months into the recording process when the entire album was near completion, all tracks and files for the album were lost in a hard drive failure and the band was forced to re-record the entire album from scratch. "I'm glad we had the opportunity to do it again, the result is a highly polished album were all really proud of," said drummer Nick Bearden. Compared to the "California Soul Sound", fans of The Mother Hips, Jackpot, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Sonvolt, Neil Young, Wilco, The Jayhawks, and others of the likes will definitely not be dissapointed in what Buffalo Creek delivers in "Signal to Noise". Buffalo Creek?s first full-length album Signal to Noise is a rare resurgence of good old rock ?n? roll. This long-awaited release, with Bryn Loosley?s bittersweet lyrics of love lost, layered on top of tuneful melodies and well-orchestrated musicianship, has a quality that makes getting these tracks stuck in your head a good thing. Entwined is a return to rock?s roots, including sounds of folk, blues and even some jazzy keys. Though often country-esque (?Firecracker,? ?Shopping Cart?), inventive guitar licks and drum riffs occasionally change it up to something almost funky (?Delta Breeze,? ?Cry?). But regardless of its sense of all-inclusiveness, Signal to Noise is more importantly a nostalgic return to a purer rock ?n? roll. The end result of this careful composition is not simply just a collection of songs, but an undivided experience. ? David P. Brown