Harmony to My Heartbeat is available now through iTunes
'An intoxicating album." New York Times
'Avant-folk siren Sally Seltmann's album is ... absorbing and utterly intoxicating." Uncut Magazine
'This is unique, adventurous, and perfectly poised.' Rolling Stone Magazine
'Play it before breakfast and smile all day.' Fact
Sally Seltmann is an award-winning songwriter and singer. She has previously released albums and performed under the name 'New Buffalo', and is well known as the co-writer of the song '1234', performed by Feist. Sally now returns with Harmony to My Heartbeat, the first single from her new album, due for release in early 2010.
Previous recordings by Sally as New Buffalo include her debut EP 'About Last Night', which was released in Australia (through Modular) and the UK (through Heavenly).
Following her debut EP, Sally wrote, arranged and produced her first New Buffalo album 'The Last Beautiful Day'. The album features performances from Beth Orton, and the Dirty Three's Jim White, who plays drums on three tracks on the album.
In 2007 Sally released her stunning second New Buffalo album 'Somewhere, anywhere'. She wrote and recorded the songs on a century-old piano, in the studio she set up inside a flower-flanked shed in her own backyard. The album features guest vocals from her husband Darren Seltmann (The Avalanches) and Kellie Sutherland (Architecture in Helsinki).
As New Buffalo, Sally has toured in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, performing her own shows, as well as supporting artists including Cat Power, The Concretes, Broken Social Scene, Bright Eyes, Stars, and Feist.
Sally is currently putting the finishing touches on her new album, which she is co-producing with Francois Tetaz (Architecture in Helsinki, Lior).
Praise for Sally Seltmann as New Buffalo:
"Sally Seltmann is an unsung national treasure, one of Australia's most gifted songwriters."
***** The Age
"New Buffalo's Sally Seltmann has crafted a record that is intricately and intimately her own."
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The 10 Most Exciting Artists Now Entertainment Weekly
"... defiant and innocent as Buffalo's idiosyncrasies lull and liberate." Maximum Ink
"New Buffalo has the style and pizazz of all the David Bowies, from Ziggy Stardust to the new teeth version." Philadelphia Weekly
hey, was a major fan of new buffalo and your new music is lovely cannot wait to see you live heard your shows at Ceres were amazing thanks for the music very positive and uplifting to get lost listening too
i'm so glad you exist! so is everyone who comes into the coffee shop where i work. we get to play our ipods and people always ask who you are. you're the star!
Since you guys are my friends I though you might want to check out the hot new Vagrants vids from the recent Hi Fi Bar gig http://www.youtube.com/thevagrants
Hi Sally, I loove your music.So beautiful, love to see you live and come and say allo.AM looking out for your gig dates.Im in Sydney,though would love a Melbourne jaunt sometime soon! Cheers Ali
Dear Sally, I have just uploaded a new song called "The uses of enchantment". Please have a listen and tell me what you think. Thanks for your time, I hope you're well. Kind regards Paper kites