Monday, April 20, 2026

Missed 2025 Releases - Buffalo Traffic Jam, The Vanns, Cassandra Coleman

      This post is dedicated to three missed opportunities in 2025. The songs were released last year, but we weren’t introduced until this year. Next month, Buffalo Traffic Jam will be at the BottleRock Music Festival in Napa, California.

      The core of Buffalo Traffic Jam comprises Frankie Cassidy (vocals, guitar, lyrics), Nathan Ross (mandolin, lyrics). Their sound is more richly textured by musicians on other instruments, including bass, drums, and cello. They are based in Bozeman, Montana.

     “Fool’s Gold” by Buffalo Traffic Jam
Website: https://www.buffalotrafficjam.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buffalotrafficjam
 
Lyrics of “Fool’s Gold” by Buffalo Traffic Jam
What do you say we leave tonight
We could leave it all behind
22 and wasting time
No, the silence ain't so kind
Hate being left alone
It reminds me no one's home
Rain is dancing on the roof
With these sober thoughts of you
 
Lovers talk late at night
Doing drugs to ease my mind
I'm not alright
You were there, now you're gone
Never thought you were wrong
We don't have much time
 
And they said, "Oh, no, don't go
I've been here before"
And she said, "Boy, won't you think twice?
You can't do no more"
But I know how this stories told
Bottled up my fear
And they said, "It's fool's gold it's got a hold"
I'm dying here
 
Lovers talk late at night
Doing drugs to ease my mind
I'm not alright
You were there, now you're gone
Never thought you were wrong
We don't have much time
 
Love is kind, love's not fair
Not your choice if you care
I'm down on hope
I can't do nothing right
Thought that I could make you mine
I tried and tried
 
Lovers talk late at night
Doing drugs to ease my mind
Well I'm not alright
You were there, now you're gone
Never thought you were wrong
We don't have much time
 
Love is kind, love's not fair
Not your choice if you care
I'm down on hope
I can't do nothing right
Thought that I could make you mine
I tried and tried
 
Lovers talk late at night
Doing drugs to ease my mind
I'm not alright
You were there, now you're gone
Never thought you were wrong
We don't have much time
We don't have much time

     The Vanns are an Australian Indie Rock band formed of Jimmy Vann (vocals, guitar), Tom Switlek (bass), Cameron Little (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, and Andrew Banovich (drums).
 
     “Accomplice” by The Vanns

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevanns/
Website: https://www.thevannsband.com/
 
Lyrics of “Accomplice” by The Vanns
Took a few years but we got there
Must've had the time for it
Nobody said you can't park here
And you bet I got fined for it
If all my anger could split in two
I'd give half to you
You'd never know
You just might see me on the news
Talking on the street to a stranger with a TV crew
Honey, how 'bout you
 
And I got it dead right
And I study the streets at night
You know, there ain't no use in sleeping
If you're dreaming in black and white
I justify all the time
Such a crime to walk a fine line
 
Hey, who knows
With you as my accomplice
We might accomplish something
I've waited all my life to want this
You're my accomplice
You're my accomplice
 
Now you're riding in the side car
I'm heading somewhere we shouldn't go
But if those bastards think they can take from us
Well it's up to us to let 'em know
Ergo, it's fair go
Go on and hit 'em with a counterblow
 
Hey, who knows
With you as my accomplice
We might accomplish something
I've waited all my life to want this
You're my accomplice
You're my accomplice
 
If all my anger could split in two
I'd give half to you
You'd never know
You just might see me on the news
Talking on the street to a stranger with a TV crew
Yeah honey, how 'bout you
Honey, how bout you
     Cassandra Coleman is an Indie artist from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee. She leans more Pop than we prefer, but her voice commands attention.
 
     “Bite My Tongue” by Cassandra Coleman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CassandraColemanMusic/
Website: https://www.cassandracoleman.com/
 
Lyrics of “Bite My Tongue” by Cassandra Coleman
Up and leave it on the line
See you cuttin' down all the things you like
Smilin' like you're not spittin' out spite
I could hardly recognize you
No one's makin' you stay
No, I hate it when you look at me that way
Eyes shot
With your edges frayed
And you're holding your breath
Too scared of where it's gonna take ya
 
Feels like you're lookin' for a sign
Like a green light, green eyes
Everybody has what you want
Their body, somebody, nobody holding them back
 
Oh, I bite my tongue
Can you swallow your pride?
Do you really even want it?
Is it ruining your life?
When you gonna make up your mind?
Oh, you lose your grip
When you hold too tight
See you swingin' your fists but you're losin' your fight
It's not a crime to change your mind
 
Stalled out on the startin' line
Wonderin' at the reasons why
No one's comin' to make you try
Cut your teeth and grow a spine
Oh, it's too late
Can't be givin' all your life away
If time's the price you gotta pay
Are you gonna shell it out?
Are you gonna shell it out?
 
Oh, I bite my tongue
Can you swallow your pride?
Do you really even want it?
Is it ruining your life?
Talk it up
Play it down
When you gonna make up your mind?
Oh, you'll lose your grip
When you hold too tight
See you swingin' your fists but you're losin' your fight
It's not a crime to change your mind
 
Would you want it?
Don't you want it?
If you want it
If you want it
Would you want it?
Don't you want it?
No one's coming (would you want it? Don't you want it?)
To change your mind (would you want it? Don't you want it?)
No one's coming (would you want it? Don't you want it?)
To change your mind
 
Oh, I bite my tongue
Can you swallow your pride?
Do you really even want it?
Is it ruining your life?
Talk it up
Play it down
When you gonna make up your mind?
Oh, you'll lose your grip
When you hold too tight
See you swingin' your fists but you're losin' your fight
It's not a crime to change your mind
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
No one's coming (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh)
To change your mind (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh)
No one's coming (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh)
To change your mind (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh)

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