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Grant Lee Buffalo was een Amerikaans rockband die vooral bekend werd met de single Fuzzy uit het gelijknamige debuutalbum. De band bracht op countrymuziek gebaseerde poprock. In de Lage Landen trad de band onder meer op tijdens Rock Werchter en het Cactusfestival.

Paul Kimble verliet de band in 1997. Een jaar later verscheen het laatste studioalbum en in 1999 werd de band ontbonden wegens tegenvallend commercieel succes, waarna Grant Lee Philips een solocarrière begon. In 2001 werd het compilatiealbum "Storm Hymnal" uitgebracht met een aantal singles en tevens een aantal niet eerder uitgebrachte nummers. In 2011 werden een aantal reünieconcerten gehouden, onder meer op het Festival Dranouter en Les Nuits Botanique.

Grant Lee Buffalo was an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, consisting of Grant-Lee Phillips (vocals and guitar), Paul Kimble (bass) and Joey Peters (drums).

All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque. In the late 1980s, Jeffrey Clark, Grant-Lee Phillips, James Brenner and Joey Peters started as a rock music formation called Shiva Burlesque. They released two studio albums, the self-titled Shiva Burlesque in 1987 on Nate Starkman & Son Records, and a follow-up (and final) album, Mercury Blues, which was released in 1990 on Fundamental Records. Matt Snow in Q Magazine highlighted the Doors and Echo and the Bunnymen as references and described the last album as "great late-night un-easy listening". Paul Kimble replaced Brenner on bass and the band renamed as Grant Lee Buffalo in 1991.

Phillips, Kimble, and Peters transitioned from Shiva Burlesque’s more psychedelic and experimental sound to create something unique. Grant-Lee Phillips, the creative force in the band, brought with him a unique voice that could be both hauntingly gentle and powerful, paired with a sombre storyteller's honesty. This combination would form the core of Grant Lee Buffalo’s identity.

The band’s early influences were a mix of 70s rock, folk, and country, but it was Phillips’ fascination with American history, landscapes, and personal narratives that shaped the band’s lyrical direction. Their sound was further characterized by the use of unconventional instruments and experimental recording techniques, which allowed them to create a distinct atmosphere in their music.