Jake Smith aka The White Buffalo, unveiled the most ambitious project of his career with the release of ‘Year Of The Dark Horse’ late last year to impressive reviews. The Jay Joyce produced work ebbs and flows via a series of striking musical diversions, opening up a world of possibilities for the singer-songwriter. If you think you know The White Buffalo, trust me, you don’t until you’ve heard ‘Year Of The Dark Horse’. One of the best ways to appreciate the record is the excellent film of the album linked below. More about The White Buffalo, the film, tour dates and much more follow:

Press release: A collection of 12 musical vignettes, individual yet constant in flow, Year of the Dark Horse is The White Buffalo, aka Jake Smith’s, most sonically ambitious and well-rounded album to date, with the full scope of Smith’s songwriting craft on view. Recorded at Neon Cross studio in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Brothers Osbourne, Fidlar), the 10-track album has now debuted to critical praise across the globe.
 
On ‘YOTDH’, the Emmy-nominated, Oregon-born, Southern California-bred artist The White Buffalo took the less-traveled path, embarking on a voyage of discovery. Bassist, keyboard player, guitarist Christopher Hoffee and drummer Matt Lynott added to the recordings and round out the group on the road.
 
Year of the Dark Horse, which American Songwriter hailed as a “tilt-a-whirl of melting soundscapes” and a “funhouse of melodies that shapeshift in your ears”, is based around the shifting of the seasons paralleled with the changes in a relationship. Smith’s evocative storytelling and emotionally weighted songs allow the imagination of the listener to play an important part throughout; the music builds on a tale of debauchery and blame, of love and loss, a life lived against the odds, the whole thing set in one lunar year, following our anti-hero through the highs and lows of the seasons. From highlights “Kingdom For A Fool”, “52 Card Pickup” and “Donna”, Year of the Dark Horse offers an invigorating and wonderfully unpredictable listen.

The White Buffalo will launch a tour of Europe and the UK on May 18. The group will open for the legendary Bruce Springsteen on Sunday, May 21 at Circo Massimo in Rome, Italy, prior to shows in the UK, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Spain and Ireland.

‘YEAR OF THE DARK HORSE’ – UK HEADLINE TOUR, JULY 2023
 
14th - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
15th - O2 Academy, Bristol
16th – O2 Ritz, Manchester
18th – O2 Academy, Glasgow
19th – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
 
Special Guest: L.A. Edwards

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