Dead Man’s Bones Sets October 27 Date for New Music

Dead Man’s Bones, the duo of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, announced that it will release new music on October 27, marking its first new material since its 2009 debut album. The group shared the release date in an Instagram video posted Thursday. The announcement confirms new music is coming, but does not say what the release will contain or whether the duo plans to perform live. Eva Mendes, Gosling’s partner, had teased the possibility of new music on Instagram. After the band’s announcement, she wrote, “He came through on his promise to me.” The video maintains the group’s eerie aesthetic, with a haunting voice reciting a poem about ghosts and shadows before a young girl’s voice gives the date. Reports tentatively identified the girl as one of Gosling’s daughters, but the announcement did not identify her. Dead Man’s Bones released its self-titled debut in 2009, in collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir. The record drew on supernatural themes, including ghosts and monsters. It remains the duo’s only album to date. The duo played shows after the album’s release and reunited for performances in 2010. It has not performed live since, according to...