A. A. Bondy

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A. A. Bondy
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Bondy performing at an L.A. firehouse, 2010
Background information
Birth nameAuguste Arthur Bondy
Also known asScott Bondy
Born New Roads, Louisiana, U.S.[ citation needed ]
Origin Mountain Brook, Alabama, U.S.
Genres Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, harmonica
Years active1990–present
Labels Fat Possum
Formerly of Verbena

Auguste Arthur Bondy, also known as Scott Bondy and A. A. Bondy, is an American alternative folk artist from Birmingham, Alabama.

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Early life

Bondy was born and raised in Mountain Brook, Alabama, where he attended Mountain Brook High School. [1]

Career

Bondy is the former lead singer and guitarist in the rock band Verbena, which he founded in the early-1990s. After the band broke up in 2003, he recorded his debut solo album, American Hearts , in a barn near his home in Palenville, New York. [2] The album, released in 2007, marked a shift in musical direction towards a more traditional and minimalist folk sound, [3] [4] with Bondy playing mostly acoustic guitar and harmonica.

His second album, When the Devil's Loose , was recorded in Oxford, Mississippi and released in September 2009.

Bondy released his third album, Believers , on September 13, 2011.

Bondy released his fourth album, Enderness, on May 10, 2019.

Discography

Albums

In media

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References

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  4. Lees, Jaime (February 6, 2008). "AA Bondy reinvents himself as an indie-folk artist". Riverfront Times.