Bones UK

British rock band

Bones UK

Bones UK performing in 2019

Background information
Origin| Camden Town, London
Genres| Rock
Years active| 2014–present
Labels| Sumerian Records, Luco Music Group
Members|

* Rosie Bones
* Carmen Vandenberg
* Heavy

Website| Bones UK

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

Rosie Bones and 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 before forming Bones UK later that year.[3] 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 in July 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

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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)[20]
* "Boys Will Be Girls" (2021)[21]

Music videos

* "Beautiful Is Boring" – dir. Alex Warren[22]
* "Creature" – dir. Rosie Bones and Gille Klabin[23]
* "Filthy Freaks" – dir. Ryan Valdez[24]
* "Choke" – dir. Gille Klabin[25]
* "I'm Afraid of Americans" – dir. Alice Thirteen[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ludwig, Jamie (27 June 2019). "From Jeff Beck to industrial rock, Bones UK savour six-string diversity".
2. ^ Simadis, Valerie (15 November 2017). "Beautiful is Boring – Bones rocks Ludlow House in NYC". PleaseKillMe.
3. ^ Marshman, Chris (1 March 2013). "Introducing: Fake Club". Punktastic.
4. ^ "Carmen Vandenberg: From BONES to Jeff Beck". www.premierguitar.com. 5 April 2018.
5. ^ "Interview: Rosie Bones of BONES". Cryptic Rock. 1 March 2018.
6. ^ "BONES UK Talk Debut Album & Jeff Beck's Wisdom". Billboard.
7. ^ "Filippo Cimatti". filippocimatti.com.
8. ^ Weaver, James (27 May 2019). "Bones UK announce debut self-titled album".
9. ^ "Shower after watching BONES UK's "I'm Afraid of Americans" video | The FADER".
10. ^ "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. 6 February 2018.
12. ^ "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
13. ^ Daly, Rhian (22 November 2019). "Bones UK on their surprise Grammys nomination and what's next". NME.
14. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (24 January 2020). "Bones UK drop 'Unplugged EP' alongside performance film". AltPress.
15. ^ "Bones - Fat". Mills Record Company. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
16. ^ "BEAUTIFUL IS BORING – BONES ROCKS LUDLOW HOUSE IN NYC". PleaseKillMe. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
17. ^ "Bones UK Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
18. ^ "Bones UK release video for single 'Filthy Freaks". Stoaks Media. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
19. ^ "NEW BONES UK SINGLE 'CHOKE' OUT NOW". Sumerian Records. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
20. ^ Dirty Little Animals (From the series Arcane League of Legends), 13 November 2021, retrieved 16 November 2021
21. ^ Boys Will Be Girls, 11 November 2021, retrieved 16 November 2021
22. ^ "Video: BONES, 'Beautiful Is Boring". 19 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020 - via bizzbands.la.
23. ^ "Video: BONES, 'Creature'". 5 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020 - via buzzbands.la.
24. ^ "BONES UK - Filthy Freaks (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 15 March 2020 - via Metal Rock Punk News.
25. ^ "Bones UK Releases Ferocious CHOKE From Self Titled LP". Retrieved 15 March 2020 - via Broadway World.
26. ^ "Bones UK (dir. Alice Thirteen) - I'm Afraid of Americans". Retrieved 2 December 2019 - via YouTube.

## External links

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* Official website
* I'm Afraid of Americans music video