The Bone Tree 💀
@thebonetreeband.bsky.social
Gothic post-punk from the shadows in the hills, where wolves once roamed & witches still gather. Music like the end of something. Or nothing at all.
A week ago I released Touch the Sky on Bandcamp.
Today it reaches Spotify, Apple Music and the rest.
If you give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it.
share.amuse.io/track/the-bo...
Today it reaches Spotify, Apple Music and the rest.
If you give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it.
share.amuse.io/track/the-bo...
July 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
A week ago I released Touch the Sky on Bandcamp.
Today it reaches Spotify, Apple Music and the rest.
If you give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it.
share.amuse.io/track/the-bo...
Today it reaches Spotify, Apple Music and the rest.
If you give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it.
share.amuse.io/track/the-bo...
I screwed up and missed out on tickets for The Cure at Primavera Sound this year. Luckily Amazon Music is streaming it.
June 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I screwed up and missed out on tickets for The Cure at Primavera Sound this year. Luckily Amazon Music is streaming it.
Been working on a new song. It's a bit delayed because of life stuff. Partly mixed it today and had huge joy in an improvised guitar part that was recorded while I was just fucking around.
May 26, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Been working on a new song. It's a bit delayed because of life stuff. Partly mixed it today and had huge joy in an improvised guitar part that was recorded while I was just fucking around.
The Guardian's done a best of Cocteau Twins article today, which is worth a look at:
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Guardian's done a best of Cocteau Twins article today, which is worth a look at:
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
Reposted by The Bone Tree 💀
It’s Tuesday morning. Bandcamp Friday is in 3 days and I have all 5 songs of an EP completed. Still need to master, put cover art together, and oh yeah, finalize a name for it. Think I can do all that while working full time? Let’s crowdsource titles in the comments! #musiciansky
March 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It’s Tuesday morning. Bandcamp Friday is in 3 days and I have all 5 songs of an EP completed. Still need to master, put cover art together, and oh yeah, finalize a name for it. Think I can do all that while working full time? Let’s crowdsource titles in the comments! #musiciansky
Trump just announced the US will cut all trade with Spain.
So tomorrow I'm going to panic buy all my regular US staples like...
.... still trying to think of something.
So tomorrow I'm going to panic buy all my regular US staples like...
.... still trying to think of something.
March 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump just announced the US will cut all trade with Spain.
So tomorrow I'm going to panic buy all my regular US staples like...
.... still trying to think of something.
So tomorrow I'm going to panic buy all my regular US staples like...
.... still trying to think of something.
Back some time in the mid to late 1980s I was talking to someone about music. I mentioned Cocteau Twins was my favourite Band at that stage. I don't remember who I was talking to, where I was, or the context, but I do remember how the conversation went. 🧵
March 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Back some time in the mid to late 1980s I was talking to someone about music. I mentioned Cocteau Twins was my favourite Band at that stage. I don't remember who I was talking to, where I was, or the context, but I do remember how the conversation went. 🧵
March 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Back some time in the mid to late 1980s I was talking to someone about music. I mentioned Cocteau Twins was my favourite Band at that stage. I don't remember who I was talking to, where I was, or the context, but I do remember how the conversation went. 🧵
Merry Christmas to everyone (except Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu, plus their supporters and enablers)
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone (except Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu, plus their supporters and enablers)
The way to counter AI music is simple. Pick up a guitar, learn 2 or 3 chords and go and form a band. #punksnotdead
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The way to counter AI music is simple. Pick up a guitar, learn 2 or 3 chords and go and form a band. #punksnotdead
Just spent an amusing half hour reading interpretations of Cocteau Twins songs. How does anyone think those lyruics are actually what she sings? I've been listening for 40+ years - there's no point in trying to work them out, just enjoy the music.
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Just spent an amusing half hour reading interpretations of Cocteau Twins songs. How does anyone think those lyruics are actually what she sings? I've been listening for 40+ years - there's no point in trying to work them out, just enjoy the music.
Someone finally got the hint and bought me In One Ear by @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social. Can't put it down.
September 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Someone finally got the hint and bought me In One Ear by @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social. Can't put it down.
Remember kiddies, you reap what you sow.
September 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Remember kiddies, you reap what you sow.
In the words of The Beatles: let it be
August 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
In the words of The Beatles: let it be
Take On Me by Aha just came on. Not by choice, i might add. After 40 years it only just occured that the song title makes no sense at all.
August 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Take On Me by Aha just came on. Not by choice, i might add. After 40 years it only just occured that the song title makes no sense at all.
😯 Is the 2nd worst person on the planet a Bauhaus fan?
August 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
😯 Is the 2nd worst person on the planet a Bauhaus fan?
Sun Tzu: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sun Tzu: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle
If you're stuck and want to unlock your creativity there's a simple solution. Make some time for you to get truly, utterly, bored.
July 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you're stuck and want to unlock your creativity there's a simple solution. Make some time for you to get truly, utterly, bored.
Me: I'm completely out of ideas for song lyrics.
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
July 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Me: I'm completely out of ideas for song lyrics.
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Best advice? Stop waiting for the perfect moment. It doesn’t come. Just get started and see what happens. The rest sorts itself out—or it doesn’t. Either way, you’re moving.
July 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Best advice? Stop waiting for the perfect moment. It doesn’t come. Just get started and see what happens. The rest sorts itself out—or it doesn’t. Either way, you’re moving.
A few songs are this close to done. Just the lyrics left—the part that decides to vanish the moment you go looking for it. The music’s ready.
June 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A few songs are this close to done. Just the lyrics left—the part that decides to vanish the moment you go looking for it. The music’s ready.
The true magic of guitars is when you add distortion and reverb. It's musical alchemy. Add some chorus and delay and you're in another dimension. Or maybe every dimension at once.
June 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The true magic of guitars is when you add distortion and reverb. It's musical alchemy. Add some chorus and delay and you're in another dimension. Or maybe every dimension at once.
It all started with a creaky laptop, a third-rate guitar, and an iPhone as a mic. I've got slightly better gear now, many more pedals, and slightly less background noise. I'm getting there!
June 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It all started with a creaky laptop, a third-rate guitar, and an iPhone as a mic. I've got slightly better gear now, many more pedals, and slightly less background noise. I'm getting there!
I wish finishing songs was simpler. Starting’s easy—ideas come fast. But shaping them into something that holds up? That’s the grind. It’s frustrating as hell. And there’s no shortcut. You just show up and do the work.
June 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I wish finishing songs was simpler. Starting’s easy—ideas come fast. But shaping them into something that holds up? That’s the grind. It’s frustrating as hell. And there’s no shortcut. You just show up and do the work.
40 years ago today, I was here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
The Sisters of Mercy @ Royal Albert Hall, 18.06.1985 (The Authentic Concert)
YouTube video by sisterstekland aka pascal
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
40 years ago today, I was here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...