Buffalo Nichols is an artist who honors the traditions of the blues while adding 21st century accents to music that's centuries old. Nichols plays acoustic guitar in a style with its roots in country blues; his lyrical concerns run from the hard truths about family and relationships to political and racial concerns of the early 21st century, and he incorporates electronics and samples that add to the powerful atmosphere of his songs. His self-titled debut album, released in 2021, was mostly devoted to spare, acoustic blues with occasional backing from a small band. 2023's The Fatalist was a more ambitious offering where he explored drum machines and the possibilities inherint in the recording studio.