BUFU Records BUFU Records BUFU (By Us For Us) Records is an independent record label formed in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally releasing cassettes and CDs for New England-based DIY rock artists, the label has expanded to include international artists and has released 77 titles spanning across all physical and digital platforms. Their artists have had premieres or features in publications such as "Billboard" magazine, "SPIN", Brooklyn Vegan, and "Tom Tom Magazine", and have received recognition from "Rolling Stone", "NME", and "Stereogum". The label's includes Tall Juan, Flower Girl, Veiny Hands, Ben Katzman's DeGreaser, Free Pizza, and The Jellyfish Brothers.
The Cassettes author, film critic and Elvis fan. The songs of the Cassettes undoubtedly reflect this heritage and themselves had served as a sort of sonic refuge from the hectic touring schedule of the punk rock lifestyle. The band members have described the band's sound as "steampunk", and also as "synth-infused country stomp". As originally formed, the troupe consisted of members of Dead Meadow (Steve Killie, Stephen McCarty) and Weird War, and remained together long enough to produce two albums which pulled from classic rock n' roll influences of such bands as Badfinger, Wings, Big Star, and T. Rex. The albums were