Budos Band kicks off post-Daptone era with Morricone-esque "Frontier's Edge"

The Budos Band takes a sharp turn into spaghetti western territory with the Frontier's Edge EP out July 28th via Diamond West. 

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After a two-decade run with Daptone Records, Frontier’s Edge is the first new music from the group on the new label, Diamond West Records — run by The Budos’ saxophonist Jared Tankel and guitarist Tom Brenneck. The Budos Band’s departure from Daptone was on good terms; the split from their long-time home base was an organic result of the band’s evolution.

“It’s just a natural growth,” says Brenneck. “We’re going further away from the sound of Daptone and into territory they probably wanted to stay away from. We’re a powerhouse in the studio; we can produce ourselves. I take the helm, but the band, they know what they want.”

As expected from The Budos Band, Frontier’s Edge resists analysis; it represents the band as they are: a contained explosion. You don’t pick apart Frontier’s Edge; you feel it all at once.

“Somehow, we wrote six songs in two days,” says The Budos’ drummer, Brian Profilio. “Tom was able to take what we were doing and put it together in a cohesive manner.”

Whether this is your first rodeo with The Budos Band or you’ve been following them throughout their two-decade run, Frontier’s Edge contains their musical universe — Afrobeat, Ethiopian music, proto-metal, any number of other streams — in microcosm.

You can pre-order a copy of The Budos Band's forthcoming Frontier's Edge EP right here.  Listen to the Morricone-esque title track below. Catch The Budos Band live at Club Soda in Montreal on July 6th since no Toronto date has been announced for their current North American jaunt – see the tour schedule below.

The Budos Band on tour

June 28 – Portland, ME – The State Theater*

June 29 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall*

June 30 – Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall

July 1 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag

July 2 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed*

July 3 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theater*

July 6 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda

July 7 – Quebec City, QC - Festival D’Ete De Quebec

July 8 – Chicoutimi, QC – La Noce Saguenayl

July 28 – Yuzawa, Niigata Japan – Fuji Rock Festival

August 25 – Port Townsend, WA – The Thing Festival

*Supporting Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade