Photo by Samer Ghani
For his latest single, Buffalo Nichols gets stripped down and back to basics. "The Difference" is a heartfelt and stripped down track featuring just Nichols' vocals and guitar. This is how I discovered him opening for Drive-By Truckers a few years back, and it's amazing how compelling he can make just vocals and guitar. It's a simple song that lets you focus more strongly on Nichols' songwriting and guitar playing. "The Difference" is folk with a touch of blues, and is simply irresistible. His upcoming album keeps building with anticipation with every new single, and thankfully we have less than a month to go to hear the whole thing.
Buffalo Nichols says that the new single is "... is “about someone who often mistakes shallow signs of affection for true love and in the end decides a one sided relationship is better than loneliness.”
You can listen to "The Difference" below. The Fatalist is due out September 15 on Fat Possum Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Buffalo Nichols, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.
08/18 - Roxbury, NY - Roxbury ARts Center
08/19 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall - Live Under the Arch Series
08/24-27 - Tønder, DK - Tønder Festival
09/06 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
09/07 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
09/08 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
09/09 - Bowling Green. OH - Black Swamp Arts Festival
09/14 - Denver, CO - Levitt Pavilion
09/15-17 - Telluride Blues & Brews
09/20 - Elkton, MD - Elkton Music Hall
09/21 - Southampton, PA - Stone Turtle House Concert
09/22 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
09/23 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
09/24 - North Adams, MA - Freshgrass
10/05 - Madison, WI - High Noon
10/06 - Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village
10/07 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Midtown
10/13 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
10/14 - Jackson, MI - Jackson Symphony Orchestra
10/15 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe - WCBE Happy Hour
10/18 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works
10/19 - Rochester, NY - Abilene Bar & Lounge
10/20 - Providence, RI - Askew
10/21 - Portland, ME - One Longfellow
10/22 - Waterbury Center, VT - Zenbarn
11/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
11/13 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
11/14 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
11/15 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center
11/16 - Grass Valley, CA - Grass Valley Center for the Arts
11/17 - Livermore, CA - Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
11/18 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers
11/29 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor
11/30 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
12/01 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
12/02 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room
12/03 - Memphis, TN - B-Side / Folk All Y'all
12/05 - Little Rock, AR - White Water Tavern
12/06 - Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada
12/07 - San Antonio, TX - Sam’s Burger Joint
12/08 - Austin, TX - Antone’s
12/09 - Houston, TX - Continental Club
12/15 - Waverly, AL - Standard Deluxe
12/16 - Macon, GA - Society Garden
01/25 - Brighton, UK - The Prince Albert
01/26 - Newcastle, UK - The Cluny 2
01/27 - Glasgow, UK - Celtic Connections
01/28 - Edinburgh, UK - Sneaky Pete's
01/30 - London, UK - The Lexington
01/31 - Herent, BE - GC De Wildeman
02/01 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
02/02 - Groningen, NL - Der Aa-Theater
02/03 - Hengelo, NL - Metropool
02/04 - Rotterdam, NL - De Doelen
02/05 - Eindhoven, NL - Americana Mondays
