Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard Drop New Single “National Rust”

Cardiff band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard has released “National Rust,” the new single from Skinwalker, their upcoming album due for release on Communion Records on April 12th, 2024.

The band still carries that same fast-paced energy and subtle trademark ’70s references from their earlier releases, though, and this is particularly evident on the danceable, indie-funk-inflected new single “National Rust.”

Speaking on the single, frontman Tom Rees says,

“‘National Rust’ was my attempt at consolidating my 2020 obsession with Sly and the Family Stone with my 2021 obsession with David Bowie’s album Low. It was the first song that really paved the way for the new album, it broke a lot of the sonic boundaries that I was writing within when starting the second album, ‘I AM NOT AFRAID OF PLAYING FUNKY GUITAR!,’ I exclaimed, mu-tron in hand.

“Lyrically, it made a statement that informed my songwriting moving forward as well, being a flagrant rejection of my previous political song writing, and an admission of alienation amongst a plethora of information. ‘National Rust’ acts as a bridge between my younger, more political perspective, and my more recent, more apathetic one.”

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard “National Rust” single artwork

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard ‘Skinwalker’ album artwork