Bones UK explained

Bones UK
Origin:	Camden Town, London
Genre:	Rock
Years Active:	2014–present
Label:	Sumerian Records, Luco Music Group
Current Members:	Rosie Bones Carmen Vandenberg Heavy

Bones UK (stylized as BONES UK) is a rock band from Camden Town, London^[1] consisting of lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist Rosie Bones, lead guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, and drummer Heavy.

Rosie Bones and Carmen Vandenberg met each other at the Blues Kitchen in Camden Town^[2] and were in the all-girl band Fake Club from 2012 to 2014^[3] before forming Bones UK later that year. They caught the attention of musician Jeff Beck early on in their career, who asked the band to cowrite his 2016 album, Loud Hailer, and to perform with him on tour.^{[1] [4]} Since then, Bones UK relocated to Los Angeles, California.^[5]

The band has put out multiple singles independently before releasing their debut, self-titled album on July 12, 2019 via Sumerian Records.^[6] On it, produced by Filippo Cimatti,^[7] Bones UK confront everything from the "beauty industrial complex" to toxic masculinity, to sexism within the music scene,^[8] and also includes a cover of David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans"^[9] after being asked by Howard Stern to record the song for a Bowie tribute album.^{[10] [11]} Loudwire named the album one of the 50 best rock efforts of 2019.^[12]

Following the success of "Pretty Waste", the single became nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in November 2019.^[13] In January 2020, Bones UK released an EP titled "Unplugged" and a short film of their performance online.^[14] In 2021, a single was released for the animated TV series Arcane, titled "Dirty Little Animals".

Discography

Studio albums

• Bones UK (2019)
• Soft (2024)

Singles

• "Fat" (2016)^[15]
• "Beautiful is Boring" (2017)^[16]
• "Pretty Waste" (2019) – No. 27 Mainstream Rock Songs^[17]
• "Filthy Freak" (2019)^[18]
• "Choke" (2019)^[19]
• "Dirty Little Animals" (from the TV series Arcane) (2021)
• "Boys Will Be Girls" (2021)

Music videos

• "Beautiful Is Boring" – dir. Alex Warren^[20]
• "Creature" – dir. Rosie Bones and Gille Klabin^[21]
• "Filthy Freaks" – dir. Ryan Valdez^[22]
• "Choke" – dir. Gille Klabin^[23]
• "I'm Afraid of Americans" – dir. Eric Thirteen^[24]

External links

• • I'm Afraid of Americans music video

Notes and References

1. Web site: From Jeff Beck to industrial rock, Bones UK savour six-string diversity. Jamie. Ludwig. June 27, 2019.
2. Web site: Beautiful is Boring – Bones rocks Ludlow House in NYC. Valerie. Simadis. November 15, 2017. PleaseKillMe.
3. Web site: Introducing: Fake Club. Chris. Marshman. March 1, 2013. Punktastic.
4. Web site: Carmen Vandenberg: From BONES to Jeff Beck. www.premierguitar.com. 5 April 2018.
5. Web site: Interview: Rosie Bones of BONES. March 1, 2018. Cryptic Rock.
6. BONES UK Talk Debut Album & Jeff Beck's Wisdom. Billboard.
7. Web site: Filippo Cimatti . filippocimatti.com.
8. Web site: Bones UK announce debut self-titled album. James. Weaver. May 27, 2019.
9. Web site: Shower after watching BONES UK's "I'm Afraid of Americans" video | The FADER.
10. Web site: The Howard Stern Tribute to David Bowie | Howard Stern. 6 February 2018 .
11. Howard Stern Enlists All-Star Lineup for David Bowie Tribute Special. Rolling Stone. February 6, 2018.
12. Web site: The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019 . . . 7 March 2021 . 5 December 2019.
13. Web site: Bones UK on their surprise Grammys nomination and what's next. Rhian. Daly. November 22, 2019. NME.
14. Web site: Bones UK drop 'Unplugged EP' alongside performance film. Joe. Smith-Engelhardt. January 24, 2020. AltPress.
15. Web site: Bones - Fat. Mills Record Company. 15 March 2020.
16. Web site: BEAUTIFUL IS BORING – BONES ROCKS LUDLOW HOUSE IN NYC. PleaseKillMe. 15 November 2017 . 15 March 2020.
17. Bones UK Chart History: Mainstream Rock. Billboard. 22 January 2020.
18. Web site: Bones UK release video for single 'Filthy Freaks. Stoaks Media. 6 June 2019 . 15 March 2020.
19. Web site: NEW BONES UK SINGLE 'CHOKE' OUT NOW. Sumerian Records. 15 March 2020. 25 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325124737/http://www.sumerianrecords.com/news/detail/id:5530/. dead.
20. Web site: Video: BONES, 'Beautiful Is Boring . 19 September 2017 . bizzbands.la . 15 March 2020.
21. Web site: Video: BONES, 'Creature' . 5 June 2018 . buzzbands.la . 15 March 2020.
22. Web site: BONES UK - Filthy Freaks (Official Music Video) . Metal Rock Punk News . 15 March 2020.
23. Web site: Bones UK Releases Ferocious CHOKE From Self Titled LP . Broadway World . 15 March 2020.
24. Web site: Bones UK (dir. Eric Thirteen) - I'm Afraid of Americans . YouTube . 2 December 2019.