A.A. Bondy is back with Enderness, his first album in nearly eight years. Forsaking the minimalist folk of his previous records, it embraces synths and digital textures, demonstrating Bondy’s willingness to keep driving at new approaches: “…Joy Williams…talks about once you figure out how to produce an effect as a writer, you have to discard it, every time.”
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A.A. Bondy :: Images Of Love
Here comes Auguste Arthur Bondy out of the wrath of the California wildfires toting Enderness , his first album in eight years. “Images of Love” is an intoxicatingly spare, private-press-R&B-style affair built on skittering percussion, […]
AA Bondy :: I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
A couple of months back we dug in deep waxing on Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” Between that and catching AA Bondy gig here in LA the other night, this cover’s been getting a lot of play of late. And for good reason. […]
AD Presents :: AA Bondy at The Bootleg Theater / Thursday
Thursday night Aquarium Drunkard presents AA Bondy at The Bootleg Theater . Couldn’t be more excited for this gig. We’re giving away three pairs to AD readers. Hit up the comments below with your name, email address and […]
AA Bondy :: The AD Interview
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about talking to A.A. Bondy over the years, it’s that conversations can take unexpected turns – sometimes fruitful, sometimes dead ends – but you also never quite end up where you […]
AA Bondy :: Believers
There’s a guitar tone that opens A.A. Bondy’s third album Believers like someone ringing strings at the bridge of the guitar. It fades as “The Heart Is Willing”‘s metronome drums and main guitar line come in, […]
AA Bondy :: The AD Interview
Following the demise of his former band, Verbena , in 2007 AA Bondy re-emerged with an amazing solo debut, American Hearts , that dug deep into the hidden folk, country and blues tendencies that had always existed below […]
AA Bondy :: American Hearts
Follow contemporary American roots music? If so you need t get to know AA Bondy , whose debut solo release American Hearts drops next month (Sept 18th) on the Superphonic label. The former frontman of the now defunct Birmingham, […]