Perfect Hit! [LP]

Buffet Lunch - Perfect Hit! [LP]

Buffet Lunch have been a band since 2017. They are a pop group formed of musicians based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and (sometimes) Newcastle. Described previously as a band that creates ''a hodgepodge of noises'' who are ''lyrically ridiculous.'' Both claims are strongly denied by the group. Buffet Lunch have released three EPs and two LPs since 2019, and six months after self-releasing For Display Purposes Only, they are back on Upset the Rhythm with their third album Perfect Hit! Perfect Hit! was recorded in the West Highlands, in the shadow of the UK's Biggest Ben, during Leap Year week 2024. George Horler (Holy Loaf) joined the band as recording engineer along with new members Matthew Lord and Jack Shearer plus founding members Perry O'Bray and Luke Moran, to spend a week writing and creating the record. The majority of the record was completed in the studio, with as much recorded ''live'' as possible. Most of the songs are new and only been played a few times live. Lyrically, the album contains more deliberately personal lyrics than previous records, with several songs addressing ancestry and becoming a parent. Elsewhere, the songs deal with thorny issues such as; identity and full face tattoos, hands, legs and a swordfish sighting, the importance of kindness, disgraced Presbyterian John Knox, a potentially disgraced sportsman featuring star turn from Beef Jerk front man Jack Randall Lee and historical consciousness via Wikipedia. Musically, the aim (as ever) was to make an album which is as fun to listen to as it was to make. These are mostly playful pop songs with a focus on melody and hooks. There are approximately 40% more guitar chords featured on Perfect Hit! than on previous records. 
A1. Perfect Hit! 
A2. Blue Chairs, Blue Floors, Blue Folders 
A3. Merchandise 
A4. Another Face Entirely 
A5. The Local Void 
A6. King Conker
B1. List of Walls 
B2. Songs for The Quarrymen 
B3. Blip 
B4. The Slowing of The Shoes 
B5. Whitsun Sound 
B6. Slug Circles 
B7. (Function Suite)