Mike Bones
Mike Bones is the not-so-secret identity of guitarist and songwriter Mike Strallow; as Strallow, he's established himself as one of the top guitarists on the New York underground/independent scene for his work with Soldiers of Fortune, Damon McMahon, Lizzie Trulie, and the Mighty Flashlight, while under the name Mike Bones he's stepped out as a solo artist, recording his own songs, which allow him to show another side of his musical personality. Born in 1980 and raised in New Jersey, Strallow began learning to play guitar when he was six years old, but ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. "Bones is a guitar hero inside and out, master apprentice of a steel-eyed, determined blues first informed by punk, not the sallow, honeyed agony seeping out of our most emotionally isolated singer-songwriters" - Dusted. Features contributions from Matt Sweeney and Douglas Armour as well as members of Antony & The Johnsons, Sian Alice Group, Favourite Sons, and Jah Division.
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"Bones is a guitar hero inside and out, master apprentice of a steel-eyed, determined blues first informed by punk, not the sallow, honeyed agony seeping out of our most emotionally isolated singer-songwriters" - Dusted. Features contributions from Matt Sweeney and Douglas Armour as well as members of Antony & The Johnsons, Sian Alice Group, Favourite Sons, and Jah Division.
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'Bones is a guitar hero inside and out, master apprentice of a steel-eyed, determined blues first informed by punk, not the sallow, honeyed agony seeping out of our most emotionally isolated singer-songwriters' - Dusted. Features contributions from Matt Sweeney and Douglas Armour as well as members of Antony & The Johnsons, Sian Alice Group, Favourite Sons, and Jah Division.
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?Anthemic doesn't have to mean overblown you know. Mr. Bones can do it with swooning casualness, sieving the twee from Sufjan Stevens and Belle & Sebastian, leaving only heart and soul.? - NME ?Mike Bones is the favorite guitarist of every musician you like in New York. He's the New York music-geek world's secret weapon.? - Vice Magazine ?Bones is a guitar hero inside and out, master apprentice of a steel-eyed, determined blues first informed by punk, not the sallow, honeyed agony s [ read more ]
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Mike Bones is NJ-born, NYC-based songwriter Mike Strallow. His songs come from the folk tradition, but they leave behind the front porch, communal vibes for a much starker aesthetic. These songs have the authority and insight of a man twice Mike's age, and a clarity and purpose matched by few songwriters.
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Mike Bones is NJ-born, NYC-based songwriter Mike Strallow. His songs come from the folk tradition, but they leave behind the front porch, communal vibes for a much starker aesthetic. These songs have the authority and insight of a man twice Mike's age, and a clarity and purpose matched by few songwriters.
CD $12.99
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Stylistically, Mike Bones' second album, A Fool for Everyone, is not a major departure from his first album, The Sky Behind the Sea; the New York City-based singer/songwriter still provides alternative pop/rock that tends to be cerebral. The Sky Behind the Sea is the type of album that simply has to be accepted on its own terms. Nonetheless, A Fool for Everyone is -- melodically speaking -- somewhat more accessible than its predecessor, not to mention more focused. And this time, Bones is [ read more ]
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