"Someday I’ll have that buffalo ranch / Right there on the beach..."
From the very onset, Jenner Fox's whimsical serenade or dream or 'wish to the Gods above' called "Buffalo" nearly charmed the pants off me and as odd as that sounds his sort of funny even surreal poetry is so beautiful. It doesn't hurt that Jenner has a vocal aesthetic that feels overtly friendly and his folk drawl feels like a buddy having a talk and beer with you over the fence you both share. I was in another life an avid surfer, a surf rat even and I miss it a lot so the imagery of surfing while viewing buffalo roaming on his buffalo ranch on the beach is a bit mind blowing in a great way. He also says he is going to marry rich and then learn how to love and even writing that put a broad smile on my face, a smile that grew when he continues about tinkering on trucks in the barn while she is at work.
The second half of the chorus talks about his later years: "When I’m old and bald and my hands grow moss / And there’s roots through the soles of my shoes / Don’t make me stand still" and I love the symbolism of old age to some degree ravaging youth itself by declining the fluidity of one's movement, maybe one of the hardest things to come to terms with for those of us who are so very active.
Jenner Fox is based out of Sisters, Oregon and "Buffalo" is from his 2021 full length "Planet I'm From" and while I have not delved into this collection of songs, I will soon. As soon as the feeling of kicking up a rooster tail on a nice 5 foot face as I gaze at buffalo grazing off in the distance subsides and floats into the ether.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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https://jennerfox.com/
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https://jennerfox.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0yL6Mv8jnZmSAMnvTa8tyX?si=s4xOKqtRRKWApMQc-eISZA&nd=1
“I think the world of his songs. He’s not just good for on a river, he’s DAMN good” - Grammy finalist for best song, Mike Posner
Jenner is folk singer-songwriter-storyteller-second-generation-river-guide. He followed the family river trade, and recorded his first record (self titled) in 2015 to sell to rafting clients. Four records later, Jenner calls Sisters, OR home, travels from show to show on a cargo bike whenever possible, guides whitewater rivers all over the world, teaches music camps, and searches for stories.
“Jenner is a storyteller. His music is full of love, compassion and curiosity. The characters are relatable because they’re real folks. His stories are sincere and draw you in because they’re your stories. His songs make it clear that he is a true listener and observer of the world around him, and will have you laughing one minute and crying the next, engaged with wide eyes and bated breath from start to finish.” – Lawson White, Good Child Records
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