Bony King (CD-release)

FOURTH RECORD WITH AN AMERICAN FLAVOUR

Having played at Belgian music festival Boomtown three times, it was a natural progression for The Bony King of Nowhere to perform at the Handelsbeurs venue. He’s bringing a new record and a name change: singer-songwriter Bram Vanparys will now simply be known as ‘Bony King’.

Vanparys travelled to Los Angeles to record his fourth LP with multiple Grammy-winning producer Ryan Freeland. They recorded ten new songs, each one with unmistakable roots in the music of some of the greatest artists, such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Sufjan Stevens and Devendra Banhart (a fan!).

Bony King was joined in the studio by legendary drummer Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Ray Lamontagne, Solomon Burke, Bonnie Raitt), bass player Jennifer Condos (Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams) and pedal steel player Eric Heywood (The Pretenders, Ray Lamontagne). Back at home, Bony King will bring his classic, solid tracks to the stage with his trusty backing band.

"We could hear Ryan Adams, some Wilco, but also quite a bit of Neil Young and Jeff Buckley. Above all, we heard an eager artist – The Bony King of Nowhere." (**** De Morgen)