"Going completely against the grain - boundaries are being blurred, classes divided and cultures clashed. Standing not only in the way of control but against the presumed cultral identity. This is the New Black Britain. Hear them roar."
- i-D Magazine
*****
"What do Grace Jones, Timbaland and Jarvis Cocker have in common? All three are fans of out-there pop singer E B O N Y B O N E S ! Miss Bones’ tribal rhythm-inspired, MySpace aired nugget “Don’t Fart On My Heart†conjures lippy teenagers partying on the top deck of a school-run Routemaster. Expect to overhear it on an MP3 player near you soon.."
- The Independent
*****
"It's very much a collective, individuals having a good time and not repressing themselves. You see them everywhere - people repressing themselves, maybe they think it's safer to be in that cocoon. But there's no point being the walking dead.."
- Attitude
*****
*TALENT SPOTTING EBONY BONES!*
"You're not on this planet, lady!" was the reaction E B O N Y B O N E S ! got from music producers when she said she wanted her records to sound like 'The Clash meets Grace Jones meets Bjork'. But this Londoner's music is all those things - and more.. Then there's her individual look: 'Your style should reflect your music. Which' she chuckles, 'makes mine slightly autistic, abrasive and DIY."
- Elle
*****
"EBONY BONES! Part Technicolor Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Ebony commands the stage – no, the entire venue – looking like she eats skinny indie boys for breakfast.."
- DUMMY Magazine
*****
"Perhaps thee most chattered about act in London right now, Miss E B O N Y B O N E S ! is a one of a kind Producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and all-round femme fatale who mixes up post-punk stylings, with pure girl sass. Enlisting her crew of rhythm section and backing vocalists, the E B O N Y B O N E S ! live experience is one part punk rock show, one part Mardi Gras carnival parade."
- Time Out
*****
- Pimp Magazine
*****
"In the ever-fickle pop-music industry, one thing is for certain: It's a good time to be British and female.."Even as a young girl, with a guitar and a cowbell, I'd sing adverts into the mirror wishing Oprah Winfrey would adopt me.."
- Paper Magazine (US)
*****
" E B O N Y B O N E S ! 'We Know All About U' THE HOTTEST RECORD IN THE WORLD! Totally original - Its a good day, a very good day when you come across a record like this!.."
- Zane Lowe /Radio 1
*****
* RISING STAR: EBONY BONES! *
"It's so random that you can make a song in your bedroom and then hear Zane Lowe play it as the Hottest Record in the World.." -The Observer
*****
"With a truly wild wardrobe, a rocking band, and a raw sound Ebony is definitely someone to keep an eye on..."
- Entertainment Weekly (US)
*****
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"Picture an explosion in a Crayola factory and you're still only halfway to imagining the amazing rudey post-punk of E B O N Y B O N E S ! ..."
- The Guardian
Read here!
*****
"EBONY BONES! Writing, producing and standing over her band's show-tune electro, the anti-diva's potty-mouthed Notting Hill carnivore creations are a mish-mash of punk and party. Quite simply, her records could cause X-rated strip-show races in a dusty morgue.."
- NME
*****
"Like Polly Styrene crossed with Lil' Kim, doll cute but with a psycho Harajuku subversive streek, her post-punk disco basher 'Don't Fart On My Heart' says it all about her cheeky sense of humour.."
- Clash Magazine
*****
*THE BEST DRESSED I-PODS ARE WEARING..*
" E B O N Y B O N E S ! -DON'T FART ON MY HEART. Ebony's booty-shaking club sounds will make her the Boombox generation's very own Neneh Cherry!"
- Grazia
*****
"Listen up, EBONY BONES! is without a doubt thee most unique pop act you'll see or hear all year.. there's a message to Miss Bones' madness. And now Miss Bones' self released debut single 'We Know All About U' is already Radio 1's most played song by an unsigned artist.."
- Mixmag
*****
Many thanx to Rob in Paris and Joost Vandebrug in Amsterdam for the photos! ..
"It's all about the future, E B O N Y B O N E S ! is like an amazing 'nu blave' Grace Jones. Check out her jam "Don't Fart On My Heart!..."
- VICE Magazine
*****
"If you wait your whole life for somebody else to tell you its okay to be yourself, you might wait forever."
Blend Magazine (Netherlands)
Photographed by Joost Vandebrug*****
- Brain Magazine (France)
Parlez vous francais?
Read full EBONY BONES! Brain Interview here!*****
T-Mobile Electronic Beats Magazine
*****
- FACT
*****
"Simply stunning!"
- Plan B Magazine
*****
"She writes, she plays and produces all her own songs - Everyone's going to want to jump this Bone.."
- The Stool Pigeon
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- MSN (Australia)
*****
"Rock music has always been primarily a boys' club. But this year a crowd of brilliant women have broken through. And 2008 promises to be just as exciting. Future fashion heroine E B O N Y B O N E S ! has been making her own unique brand of post-punk influenced electro for the past year - Influenced by the music she loved growing up to, and as well as the trendy likes of Liquid Liquid, The Tom Tom Club and Gang of Four, this included a passion for music from 1980s adverts - the Kia-Ora and Um Bongo themes being favourites.. "
- The Guardian
Read full article here!*****
" E B O N Y B O N E S ! Erstellen ihrer Musik alle auf ihre eigene Musik ist genauso erstaunlich wie die Künstler, die sie inspirieren. Siouxsie & The Banshees, Grace Jones, The Clash, Afrika Bambaataa, Tom Tom Club und Josephine Baker. Die Welt braucht diese.."
- Spex Magazine (Germany)
*****
My Future X Wife:
"I have a new girl crush on a Miss E B O N Y B O N E S ! I love everything about her. Check out the outfits! I am so into the giant chains, not to mention the bones, the shoes, the tights, and the headpieces. What about her song "NO BLACKS, NO IRISH, NO DOGS!' - that crazy rendition of “Mind Your Own Businessâ€, is this a cover of a different version of that song and an ode to Johnny Rotten? I don’t remember Delta 5 talking about licking sweat from armpits but yet it seems so familiar. I have listened to it like 5 times and still can’t get enough - I hope this bird gets across the pond soon because I am just quivering to see her live!"
- Bust Magazine (US)
*****
"Her sound is sick!!! We love it. It's crazy and it's got such a great unique feel. The music goes through lots of progressive rhythms. You just never know when something is going to switch on you.."
- BLURI (US)
*****
"From a whole smorgasbord of artistic influences meet E B O N Y B O N E S ! , tribal, punk, indie, grrrl rocker ..and Harry Potter with a vagina."
- GCN Magazine (Ireland)
*****
"With a stage show that takes no prisoners, this lippy diva a UK Karen O/ Lady Miss Kier for the Noughties - looks set for greatness next year.."
- The Times
*****
OOOOOOOOhhh...
M I S S B O N E S !
Pics fr A Comfortable Place
*Note fr Bones: Thanx to all for the luvly letters, gifts, support, circus tricks etc..(especially Dee in NY for the gummy bears!) Tho im slightly slow + occasionally illiterate, promise to eventually write back.. Bones :)
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