Released: 02/02/2009

Mike Bones used to play in bands. Now he plays on his own. Here he brings us a handful of well crafted, bluesy rock numbers heartily peppered with intricate guitar solos that are intimately his.

Bones’ very accomplished guitarmanship speaks for itself but it’s the vocals that make him really stand out; a voice that conjures up a catalogue of images and stories just through its delivery. His lazy, drug fuelled New Jersey drawl is oddly disarming and holds a languid but captivating down-and-out elegance. The lyrics range from powerful to disappointingly clichéd and are, more often than not, him yearning after beautiful women or wallowing in existential despair – classic white-boy shit.

Bones is at his best on tracks like One Moment’s Peace and What I Have Left where the delicious, driving rhythms he crafts on guitar power through the track’s stripped down background as he passionately spits his wits over the top. He’s at his worst however on morbid tracks like A Fool For Everyone where it’s clear he’s been listening to way too much Jeff Buckley in his grim New York apartment.

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Matt Whittle