The lovely Sally Seltmann first caught my ear with the aptly titled song I've Got You And You've Got Me (Song Of Contentment). She calls herself New Buffalo, quite un-aptly I might add. Her music does not evoke images of rampaging buffalo’s at all (like Queens of the Stone Age sometimes does), instead it’s all subtle with mostly just piano and vocals and sometimes a little bit of violin, horn or handclaps.
The song of contentment managed to convey the exact atmosphere I assume it meant to (contentment of course) and she proved that was no accident with Cheer Me Up, Thank You, a song that sounds so sweet and honest it almost makes you feel ashamed.
Why she isn’t a huge star is beyond me, considering some of her friends. She married Darren Saltmann of The Avalanches, toured with Ed Harcourt, sung a duet with Jens Lekman, got remixed by none other than Broken Social Scene, did a remix for Architecture in Helsinki and wrote a song for Feist (the new single 1-2-3-4 which can be found on The Reminder, and listened on her myspace).
I've Got You And You've Got Me (Song Of Contentment) Broken Social Scene Remix is from her debut called The Last Beautiful Day. I guess the remix from her labelmates was a welcoming gift.
Cheer Me Up Thank You is from her new album Somehwere, Anywhere, released on Arts & Crafts (home of BSS, Stars, Feist and The Dears amongst others)
Emotional Champ is another gem from her new album
The lovely Sally Seltmann first caught my ear with the aptly titled song I've Got You And You've Got Me (Song Of Contentment). She calls herself New Buffalo, quite un-aptly I might add. Her music does not evoke images of rampaging buffalo’s at all (like Queens of the Stone Age sometimes does), instead it’s all subtle with mostly just piano and vocals and sometimes a little bit of violin, horn or handclaps. 
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