Ebony Bones

Ebony Bones
Bones on 13 July, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain
Background information
Birth name	Ebony Thomas
Also known as	Ebony Bones!
Born	(1982-10-09) 9 October 1982 (age 34) London, England, UK
Origin	New York City
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	PIAS 1984 Records Sunday Best
Website	iamebonybones.com

Ebony Bones, born Ebony Thomas, is a British–Caribbean-American actress and singer-songwriter, producer and musician. Her musical style is eclectic and often blends elements of post-punk, Afrobeat, art rock, classical, new-wave and electronic. Her debut album Bone of My Bones was released to positive reviews in 2009. Recorded in India, her second album, Behold, a Pale Horse was released in September 2013, to critical acclaim.

Ebony Bones was named by her original drummer Rat Scabies, of band The Damned. Known for her on-stage antics and theatrical costumes, she opened for Cee Lo Green's 2011 Tour across the UK and Europe. Beginning as a self-taught musician performing under the stage name 'Ebony Bones!', she anonymously uploaded music onto a blank Myspace page. Scabies encouraged her to also produce her own records : "I was very determined to carve out my own sound and not kind of have the pressure of someone else dictating to me what that should be".

Writing and producing her own material, "We Know All About U", depicting an Orwellian society, made its radio début as "The Hottest Record in the World Today" as well as "Single of the Week" on BBC Radio 1 by DJ Zane Lowe, also receiving daytime play from Jo Whiley, becoming Radio 1's most played single by an unsigned artist. Her début album Bone of My Bones was released in 2009 and hailed by critics. It included the tracks W.A.R.R.I.O.R and Guess We'll Always Have NY, later used for campaigns by Yves Saint Laurent, EA Sports FIFA 11 soundtrack, and a controversial Citroën car commercial featuring John Lennon, which was later banned in parts of Europe.