Ryan Gosling's Rock Duo Dead Man's Bones Sets New Music for 27 October

Dead Man's Bones, the rock duo of actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, will release new music on 27 October. Gosling announced the news on 22 October, and the band has teased its first new music in 17 years.

The band last released music with its self-titled debut album in 2009. That record came out on ANTI- Records, the independent label that also issued it. According to the label's website, the album was first conceived as the soundtrack to a play about a monster-ghost-love story, a detail that tells you a lot about the band's odd, theatrical streak.

ANTI- Records posted the teaser for the 27 October release. A teaser is a short preview, often a clip or a single image, that a label uses to build interest before the full release. Billboard reported the announcement and the release date.

For Gosling, the news adds a music project to a career that has mostly been spent in front of the camera. For the band's longtime listeners, it is the first concrete date in almost two decades. Dead Man's Bones has been a small, steady presence in the rock world since its debut, and this is the first step back toward new songs.

Anyone who wants to hear the music can look for it on the release date. Fans can also keep an eye on the band's and ANTI- Records' channels for further details as the date approaches.