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[POP-ROCK] Buffalo quartet, the Albrights, dish out spine-tingling pop-rock ballads; boasting infectious hooks through brilliant instrumentation and soaring vocals. Named after Buffalo’s Albright Knox Art Gallery, the Albrights’ repertoire of power-pop seamlessly changes style as if each track were its own strategically sculpted exhibit. From their 2011 debut album, Ask, Tell, to their 2014 self-titled sophomore album, they maintain the ability to blend a diverse range of genres, while still sounding unified and melodic. Possibly their most consistent characteristics, their strong vocal harmonies and heartfelt lyrics, are written and sung by guitarist Brandon Barry and keyboardist Joe Donohue III. Donohue’s honey-sweet, poppy melodies find balance in Barry’s edgy croon. Their instrumentation varies, but always delivers in spades. Like the piano-fueled “Zion Man,” which opens with bold, Chopin-like keys, or “Soundwave”, which is ultimately gleaming with gorgeous instrumentation, from the triumphant horn to the graceful piano hook. Even when they’re subdued and stripped down, like in “Honey”—comprised of just Barry’s heartfelt vocals and the gentle plucking on the ukulele—their sound is unparalleled. On Friday, January 9 the Albrights will be kicking off their Great Noreaster Tour at Buffalo Iron Works. Mike Gantzer and Dave Loss, guitarists of Aqueous—Buffalo’s favorite rising jam band with a fiery execution style – will open, performing as Acoustic Wonder Emporium. 

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