Artist:A.A. Bondy
Song:Killed Myself When I Was Young
Album:American Hearts
Augeste Arthur Bondy started out as a Southern rocker. But then he moved to upstate New York and became an introspective folksinger. American Hearts was his 2007 debut album. Bondy was born in Mountain Brook, AL which is a suburb of Birmingham. He was in bands in high school as Scott Bondy. The band was called Volume and then the name was changed to Verbena. They released a 1997 album on Merge that got the attention of Dave Grohl. He got them a deal with Capitol. Grohl produced the 1999 album Into the Pink. The music was a mix of blues rock and grunge. The problem with Verbena was personnel problems. By the time they released the 2003 album La Musica Negra, Verbena was a trio. They split up in late 2003. Bondy moved to Palenville, NY in the Catskills. He changed his stage name to A.A. Bondy and recorded American Hearts in his barn and released it on the indie label Superphonic. The album got enough attention that Bondy signed with the larger indie label Fat Possum. You may have heard Killed Myself When I Was Young on the series Friday Night Lights and the song appeared on the Friday Night Lights Vol. 2 soundtrack. On the two albums that followed, Bondy opted to record with a band. The 2011 album Believers was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf who produced the Verbena album La Musica Negra. After taking a break, Bondy returned with the 2019 album Enderness. He returned to recording solo at home. But now he is experimenting with electronic instruments. It remains to be seen where Bondy's music goes in the future. Here's A.A. Bondy performing Killed Myself When I Was Young on St. Louis radio station KDHX Nov. 20, 2009.
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