Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones
Origin Los Angeles, California,
United States
Genres Indie rock, folk rock
Years active 2008–present
Labels ANTI-
Website www.deadmansbones.net
Members
Ryan Gosling
Zach Shields

Dead Man's Bones is a band founded by actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields. Their first album, Dead Man's Bones, was released on October 6, 2009 through ANTI- Records. The entire album is a collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir started by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea from Los Angeles, California.[1] Gosling performs under the alias "Baby Goose".

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Background and development

When Shields and Gosling met in 2005 they discovered a mutual obsession with ghosts and decided to write love stories about ghosts and monsters. The pair chose to play all the instruments on the record, even those they had never touched before. They also imposed rules on themselves during the recording process, like not playing with a click track, or trying to do no more than three takes on any song, letting any imperfections highlight the strengths of the music.[2] On December 25, 2008, Dead Man's Bones released a music video and free download for their song "In The Room Where You Sleep,"[3] and on April 4, 2009, the band released another music video for their song "Name In Stone" on MySpace and YouTube. The self-titled debut album from the band featured members of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music's children's choir and was released on October 6, 2009 through ANTI- records and was produced by Tim Anderson of Ima Robot.[4] Gosling and Shields also toured[5] around North America for fall/Halloween 2009[6] with a local choir and talent show at every show to rave reviews.[7] Each children's choir was similar to Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir with whom they recorded the album.[8] In 2010, they released two other music videos for tracks: "Dead Hearts"[9] and "Pa Pa Power".[10]

Discography

Release Year Album
2009 Dead Man's Bones

Members

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Ellen (October 14, 2009). "Breaking: Dead Man's Bones". The Rolling Stone, accessed September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dead Man's Bones". ANTI-, accessed September 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Ryan Gosling Debuts His First Music Video at The Insider
  4. ^ Pitchfork: The Playlist: Dead Man's Bones – "My Body's a Zombie For You"
  5. ^ Dead Man's Bones official website, Tour dates.
  6. ^ Pitchfork: Dead Man's Bones (Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields) Announce First Tour
  7. ^ Dead Man’s Bones: Concert Review
  8. ^ Dead Man’s Bones reinvent the concert experience (6/27) « Consequence of Sound
  9. ^ YouTube – Dead Man's Bones – "Dead Hearts"
  10. ^ Pa Pa Power – Dead Mans Bones On Vimeo

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