So here's an attempt.
I recently went to my friend Alison's apartment to hear some live music. The duo providing the entertainment was called Buffalo Tramp & V.V. Vioux, and I was completely blown away. I'm not always the best concert attendee, because for some reason I always want to sing along to live music (it's the natural harmonizer in me), but these two captivated my attention so that I could barely breathe, let alone sing along.
The simplicity of the music is what struck me the most. Minimal instruments, hands and feet acting as percussion, repetitive choruses, and effortlessly beautiful vocals all combined to create something I have been wanting to hear for quite a while now. I'm a sucker for unusual, folksy music with throaty female vocalists to begin with, so this was a real treat for me. Their occasional inclusion of Native American-esque chants was also a welcome addition to what was already near perfect in my mind, and each song found a way to stay in my mind as I made my way home the next morning, singing along to the CD I had purchased as though the songs had been in my heart all my life.
Please, please check them out. They are perhaps the best new musicians I've heard in quite a while and deserve all the attention they can get.
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