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Ryan Gosling Resurrects His Spooky Rock Band After 17 Years, Releases Surprise New Song Just in Time for Halloween

With a new single released on October 27, Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields have revived their Halloween-themed band from 2009.

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After 17 years without new music from Dead Man’s Bones, actor Ryan Gosling has revived his forgotten band of the 2000s. It’s the perfect time of year for this return, as Halloween is only days away. Back in 2009, his group Dead Man’s Bones released their self-titled debut album through ANTI-Records.

This project was an indie rock project, mixed with theatrical goth rock and folk. Inspired by their shared love for the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, Gosling started the group with musician Zach Shields, who had an obsession with ghosts as a child. The two shared this fascination, as Gosling’s family moved out of his childhood home, believing it was haunted. Shields is a........

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