With efforts like “Half Nelson” and “Lars And The Real Girl,” Ryan Gosling is slowly but surely etching his name as one of Hollywood’s most versatile leading men. Acting accomplishments aside though, Gosling continues to explore the other side of his artistic talent, his two-man musical project Dead Man’s Bones.
The band debuted a live performance of their dark, eerie track “In The Room Where You Sleep” earlier this year and we loved it. Now Gosling and fellow band member, Zach Shields (boyfriend of Rachel McAdams’ little sister), have just released a video for a new song titled “Name In Stone.”
The video was filmed on location at a cemetary with the L.A. Inner Mass Choir and The Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir providing backing. The song is less dark than its predecessor due to the acoustic guitar replacing the piano but still it retains the strangely heart-warming melancholy of ‘Where You Sleep’ – even with the bright backing vocals. Either way, we love it – Gosling’s vocals, the music, the video, everything.
Dead Man’s Bones are signed to Werewolf Heart Records. The band’s myspace page was updated as recently as yesterday and includes the subtitle “Album soon.” Awesome. Their official website also reiterates this notion.