Shyfrin Alliance is back and kicking off 2025 with the soul-soaked swagger of Buddha Blues, a country-blues single that’s equal parts spiritual mantra and slow-burning earworm. Released on April 4 as the first glimpse into their upcoming second album In The Shadow of Time, the track reintroduces the world to the singular vision of Eduard Shyfrin—a man whose creative journey is anything but ordinary. An award-winning author, entrepreneur, and scientist, Shyfrin brings the kind of perspective to songwriting that feels lived-in, philosophical, and refreshingly human. And with Buddha Blues, he’s not just singing the blues—he’s channeling something deeper.
This isn’t your typical Nashville porch jam or chart-chasing country-pop. Buddha Blues is crafted from raw experience and meditative wisdom. It’s laced with gospel-tinged choruses, warm Hammond organ flourishes, playful yet poignant guitar licks, and Eduard’s signature gravel-toned vocals that feel like they’ve seen both sides of the universe. You don’t listen to Buddha Blues so much as you let it wash over you. It’s the kind of song that makes you feel like time is stretching out in front of you—and that’s no accident.
The track is the first from In The Shadow of Time, a concept album built around one of humanity’s most enduring mysteries: time itself. Inspired by Shyfrin’s research into Kabbalah, quantum physics, and information theory—yes, you read that right—this isn’t just an album. It’s a philosophical expedition in musical form. While his debut album Upside Down Blues danced between rock, blues, and ballads to explore love and peace, the new project is rooted in something even more elusive. Every song on the upcoming album reflects a different facet of time, from its healing powers to its maddening abstraction. Shyfrin describes the undertaking as “a challenge,” but also something entirely new: “You will not find such an album. Each song is dedicated to different aspects of time. That is certainly unique.”
But for all its lofty conceptual backdrop, Buddha Blues was born in a surprisingly casual moment. During a summer when Miley Cyrus’s Flowers was blasting from every speaker, Shyfrin found himself grumbling about the lack of lyrical depth in contemporary pop. Rather than simply complain, he gave himself a challenge: write a meaningful, lasting blues song in two minutes flat. And just like that, Buddha Blues came to life—an immediate, stripped-down, and honest reflection of his artistic ethos.
The song’s message is simple but profound: time is a healer. “I’m still on my horse, I’m still driving my car, I’m living my life. No worries, no hard feelings,” Shyfrin sings with calm conviction. It’s the blues, sure, but it’s blues with clarity, with a smile, and with the calm of someone who’s spent a lifetime untangling the mysteries of existence. It’s also a quiet clapback to modern cynicism, wrapped in melodies that feel timeless from the very first listen.
Shyfrin doesn’t just write from a place of abstract reflection—his entire life informs the music. Classically trained on piano in his native Ukraine, Eduard stepped away from music early in life to pursue metallurgy and business, climbing the heights of success before facing a personal crisis that forced him to reevaluate his purpose. The result was a deep dive into Kabbalah and theoretical physics, culminating in his Amazon bestseller From Infinity to Man. That intellectual and spiritual renaissance ultimately led him back to music, where Shyfrin Alliance became a fusion of science, soul, and sound.
With Buddha Blues, Shyfrin Alliance offers more than just a great single—it’s an invitation to sit with your thoughts, your worries, and your joys, and let time do its thing. It’s proof that meaningful music still exists, and that a life fully lived—complete with wrong turns, reinventions, and revelations—can still yield new beginnings. If Buddha Blues is any indication, In The Shadow of Time is shaping up to be a rare kind of album: one that makes you think, makes you feel, and maybe even makes you pause long enough to appreciate the moment you’re in.
