August 12 2009
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Hello!

I am on Twitter at last.

The new album is coming along well and will be available in early 2010. Franc and I are still hard at work, and I'm focusing on vocal takes at the moment and trying to think of album titles. I'll probably start the new year with some live performances too.

It was lovely to return to the stage briefly back in June, and an honor to perform Sarah Blasko's 'All Coming Back' and to have some of my songs covered by Holly Throsby, Grand Salvo and Firekites!

 

There are a couple of pictures from the night here.

For those of you who remember the Broken Social Scene remix of 'I've Got you and You've Got Me', American film maker Karen Abad has made a clip for the song which you can see on my myspace page.

I'll have another update for you soon.

 

 

May 18 2009
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Hello!

It has been a long time between updates,
but there is definitely a lot going on!

 

New Buffalo is currently recording a new album with producer Franc Tetaz (Architecture in Helsinki, Gotye).

 

This week Sally has been working on vocal takes, and is channeling Daryl Hannah in Splash, Uptown Girl Christie Brinkley, and an unknown woman in Paris with a scarf, for some romantic inspiration!

 

Those in Sydney can catch New Buffalo performing a rare solo set, which will feature some of her new songs, at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Monday June 8. The performance is part of a benefit evening to raise funds for Sydney radio station FBi.

 

Sally will soon be speaking with Franc Tetaz at Amplified Sounds of Tasmaina, an event hosted by Arts Tasmania. The seminar topic is ‘The Song Writer and the Producer’ and it will take place in the Function Room at Irish Murphy’s, Salamanca Place, Hobart, from 4.10-5.10pm on Saturday July 18

 

Also, New Buffalo features as a guest vocalist
on the beautiful debut album We Need to Talk by Jessica Says.

 

Whilst on the topic of other beautiful artists, we’ve heard that Bon Iver has recently performed New Buffalo's 'Emotional Champ' while on tour in the US. If anyone was at Bon Iver’s performance at Cape Cinema in Dennis, MA on Monday May 11, we’d love to hear from you!

 

 

 

Aug 1st 2008
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We are excited to announce that New Buffalo will be performing live as part of the upcoming theatre production Appetite.
Directed by Kate Denborough, and combining original live music from New Buffalo with text from award-winning playwright Ross Mueller [No Man's Land, The Store Room], and featuring a fusion of dance, theatre and visual design, Appetite promises to be a sensory feast.
Appetite is the story of a successful woman on the eve of her 39th birthday.
Ambushed by her own sense of disquiet, she invites her closest family and friends to dinner but - as the night progresses, and realising that her hunger for life, for lust, for sensation has disappeared - she is inspired to change.
New Buffalo fans in Melbourne, Australia are in for a real treat, as Appetite will be staged as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival in October.
Check out the TOURS page for performance dates and ticketing info.

 

 

 

Breakthrough Songwriter

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June 19, 2008
Sally Seltmann has been awarded the prestigious title of 'Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year' by the Australasian Performing Rights Association. Congratulations to all of the winners on the evening. You can read more about it here.

 

 

 

Song of the Year

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May 22, 2008
'1234' is up for the 'Song of the Year' award at the 2008 APRA [Australian Performing Rights Association] Awards. Thanks to Feist for recording such a wonderful version of the song. You can read more about it here.

In other news, Sally is working on songs for her new album, and will be involved in a
live theatre production later on during the year.

Stay tuned for more info.

 

 

 

Australian Music Prize/Myspace Award
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March 25, 2008
We are delighted to announce that New Buffalo’s second album ’Somewhere, anywhere’ has won the Myspace Public Vote, entitling her to $50,000 worth of promotional support from Myspace. A huge thanks to those who took the time to vote in the poll, and also to the Australian Music Prize, and Myspace.
Additional thanks to those who came to New Buffalo’s recent shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Extra love to Jessica and Raquel who make up New Buffalo’s All Girl Band.

 

 

 

Cheer Me Up Thank You on Grey's Anatomy

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March 01, 2008

For Australian audiences, New Buffalo’s ’Cheer Me Up Thank You’ is featured on the upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy, airing on Sunday March 30. The synch is the latest in a string of excellent song writing achievements for New Buffalo, which have seen her talents featured on Underbelly, One Tree Hill, and the current Organ & Tissue Donation
campaign for Donate West.

 

 

 

Air Dates

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February 16, 2008

Finally, New Buffalo is looking very much forward to joining French duo AIR for their forthcoming Australian dates. The tour will see New Buffalo performing in front of Perth and Adelaide audiences for the first time in many months.
Further details from New Buffalo’s Tours section.

VOTE 1 New Buffalo!

 

 

 

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February 22, 2008
New Buffalo AKA Sally Seltmann has been announced as one of 10 Australian artists included on the 2008 Australian Music Prize short list. The nomination is in recognition of New Buffalo's 2007 album release 'Somewhere, anywhere.'.
 
As well as contesting the $25k main prize [donated by the PPCA], and the $15k Red Bull Award, New Buffalo is also in the running to win The Australian Music Prize/Myspace.com Public Voting Poll. Public voting is open now and will close on Wednesday March 5. The winner of the MySpace vote will be announced on Sunday March 9th and will receive $50,000 worth of promotional support on MySpace Australia.
 
It's an easy, one-step, no-registration process and can be done here.
 
The Australian Music Prize winners will be announced on Thursday March 13.

New Buffalo
New Australian Tour Dates

 

 

 

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February 6, 2008
2007 was a huge year for New Buffalo AKA Sally Seltmann.
 
On the home front New Buffalo released her second album 'Somewhere, Anywhere' to much acclaim, resulting in sold out headline shows across the country. The later part of the year saw New Buffalo on national tours with local greats such as Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers and Missy Higgins.
 
Internationally, New Buffalo released her album in the US and Canada through the Arts & Crafts label, following up the release with tour dates throughout North America with label mates Stars and Broken Social Scene.
 
As a songwriter, Sally's career has taken an upward turn with the success of '1234', the song she wrote for Feist. In addition to this 1234 has secured a swag of award nominations [in both the Grammy's and the Brit Awards] for Feist. The song has also featured in advertising campaigns for the iPod Nano and Ebay Australia. New Buffalo's own 'Cheer Me Up Thank You' is set to feature in an upcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy, along with song placements in a slew of other US television dramas such as One Tree Hill and Side Order of Life.
 
With such a great year behind her, New Buffalo plans to greet 2008 with a series of intimate piano shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this February/March. See the Tours page for details.

Happy New Year!

 

 

 

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January 10, 2008
Thank you to everyone who supported New Buffalo [AKA Sally Seltmann] in 2007. It was a big year with shows all over Australia as well as in North America, not to mention the release of 'Somewhere, anywhere.' in both territories. An extra thank you to Paul Kelly, Stars, Kevin Drew and Missy Higgins who all invited Sally to tour with them.

We will be announcing some more Australian headline dates soon.

'Somewhere, anywhere.' is included in Rolling Stone Australia's '50 Top Albums of the Year' at number 27:

"Soothing, arty and personal, Somewhere, anywhere. is overflowing with charm. This is a showcase of a heartfelt New Buffalo at the piano; a collection of tracks that shows off a voice that has that rare mesmerising quality."

The magazine similarly recognised '1234' as one of the best songs of the year with the tune rounding out the Top Ten. Co-written by Sally and Feist, '1234' has also secured 2008 GRAMMY nominations for 'Best Female Vocal Performance' and 'Best Short Form Music Video', with Feist also nominated for 'Best Pop Vocal Album' for The Reminder and 'Best New Artist'. Go Feist!

Vote for New Buffalo in Triple J's Hottest 100
 

 

 
Hello There!

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December 10, 2007
Thanks to everyone who came out early to see New Buffalo supporting Missy Higgins and Tim Rogers. It was lovely to meet you all.

Stay tuned for new tour dates... coming soon!
*New* New Buffalo tees are now available at the store.
 
'Somewhere, anywhere.' and 'The Last Beautiful Day' are available for download via iTunes.

Visit New Buffalo at My Space.