The Buddyrevelles are not a band that chases attention. The Chicago-based trio of Aaron Grant on guitars and lead vocals, Scott Hoch on bass and background vocals, and Dan Reinholdt on drums formed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1997 and have spent nearly three decades making music on their own terms. Their debut album September, November came out in 1998 on Motorcoat Records. American Matador followed in 2000. Don’t Quit arrived in 2007 on Solitaire Records. And then, for a long stretch, not much.
The return has been deliberate and steady. The four-song EP The Concession came out in 2025. Anything for Abbey followed earlier this year. Make The Dings Louder landed in May. Now there is Oh, No, released June 5, 2026, and they are not showing any signs of slowing down.
The Song
The title alone is worth sitting with. Two words that can carry almost any emotional weight depending on how you hold them. Resignation. Wry recognition. Quiet devastation. Surprise at something you maybe already knew was coming. That compression, the ability to load a simple phrase with multiple possible meanings, has always been part of what makes this band’s songwriting work, and Oh, No leans into it completely.
The melodic layered guitar work that has been Grant’s signature is in full effect here, moving with the unhurried confidence that only comes from someone who has been doing this for nearly thirty years and stopped needing to prove anything a long time ago. His vocals sit in that familiar space between reflection and urgency. Hoch and Reinholdt hold the rhythm section exactly where it needs to be, which is quietly essential and never in the way. Nearly three decades of playing together gives a rhythm section a particular kind of ease, and it is audible throughout.
What is striking about this run of singles is the consistency without repetition. Each one has its own emotional register while remaining unmistakably the same band. Oh, No does not try to be louder or more dramatic than what came before it. It simply arrives, says what it has to say, and stays with you.
The Verdict
Three singles deep into their return and the Buddyrevelles are making one of the more compelling cases in indie rock right now for what longevity and craft actually look like. Oh, No is another strong piece from a band that has clearly found its second wind. Whatever comes next from this group is worth your time.
Check them out at buddyrevelles.com.
Oh, No is out now. Released June 5, 2026. Follow The Buddyrevelles on Facebook and at buddyrevelles.com.
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