Flock of the Town, the third full-length album by Toronto eight-piece Zuffalo, comes across as a vibrant live show full of magical spirit and playful fun. Its eleven original songs are bursting with funky basslines, soulful keys, warm harmonies, and exploratory guitar work, drawing from psychedelic rock, retro soul, and rootsy jam-band traditions—a unique combination, grooving and colorful.

Tight songwriting explores the tension between modern anxieties and the desire to break free from them, whether through self-discovery, human connection, or simply stepping outside the daily grind. Nevertheless, an optimistic thread of growth prevails, reminding us that even in uncertain times we can embrace life’s strange beauty: “You’re either stuck in a bird cage or you’re flying// Into the morning light.”

Even more striking are the sun-drenched melodies, commanding vocals, and spacious production that lift the whole record into an effortlessly good mood. It’s on the two longest cuts, Tension (06:47) and Bloom (07:21), that this amazing band really stretches out and shows the full depth of what they are capable of.

Flock of the Town—produced by Mackenzie Jordan and Zuffalo—is out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP (self-released). Featuring Kim Manning )piano, rhodes, organ, vocals), Mikey Vukovich (bass, guitar, vocals), Mackenzie Jordan (guitar, backing vocals), Sean Steele (guitar, vocals), David Celia (guitar), Daniel Honsberger (guitar), Steve Lavery (synth, organ), and Eric Vanier (drums).

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