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The Bony King of Nowhere
The Bony King of Nowhere was a band from England's West Country with Ryan Joseph Burns on vocals and guitar, Will Carruthers on bass, and Tom Ashton on drums....
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The Bony King of Nowhere was a band from England's West Country with Ryan Joseph Burns on vocals and guitar, Will Carruthers on bass, and Tom Ashton on drums. They put out their first album in 2013, the same year they released the song "The Garden." That track became their most recognizable piece, with Burns's voice floating over a sparse, atmospheric arrangement.
Their music pulled from folk and ambient sounds, creating something that felt both grounded and a little ghostly. They released a few more records after that first one, including How the West Was Lost in 2015 and The Wild North in 2020. The work stayed consistent in its mood, quiet, reflective, built more around feeling than flash.
Some listeners found their sound too subdued or melancholy, but they kept at it without much fuss. They didn't chase trends or blow up; they just made the records they wanted to make, one after another, until they stopped.
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