As Evan Dando continues to disappear up his own back passage thanks to his apparently unquenchable thirst for drugs and booze, the music world has been left crying out for a singer to write some new jangly summer-pop songs. Thankfully Long Beach's Avi Buffalo is more than up to the task. His self-titled record is a beautiful piece of work that could make even the most miserable sod crack a smile. Despite only being 18, Buffalo’s song-writing is startlingly mature and songs such as 'Jessica' and 'What's In It For?' mark him out as a future super-star.