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Hometown: New York, NY
Label: M*R2 Records
Website: www.denibonet.com
Sounds Like: Sheryl Crow, The B-52's, Lindsey Stirling, Dave Mathews Band, Jimmy Page
Genre: Singer Songwriter
"Deni Bonet is a singer/songwriter & virtuoso violinist playing quirky, melodic and fun folk-rock."
It's no secret that Deni Bonet can rock a violin like nobody's business. Or that she writes memorable songs that make you want to listen again and again and again. HOWEVER ... one listen to BRIGHT SHINY OBJECTS, and you’ll know this particular record takes on a completely different life and direction. There are elements of straight forward rock, classic-styled pop and pure American folk, but she takes all of this and makes it wonderfully her own. This new album is sheer, ultra-high voltage alt-rock with pure classical training and precision playing.
Deni is a classically trained musician who simply had too much energy and too many great original tunes to be confined in an orchestra, as anyone who has seen one of her passionate powerful live performances will attest. So she traded in her black recital dress for a pair of go-go boots and an electric blue violin, and after performing with some of the biggest names in rock & pop – Cyndi Lauper, R.E.M. & Sarah McLachlan to name a few – stepped into the solo spotlight.
She’s a whirling dervish; a streak of aural and visual lightning wielding a violin bow. Her songs make you want to get up and dance around the living room, or groove to while walking up the street wearing headphones.
She has performed at Lilith Fair, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, and just recently performed at the White House for President Obama, the First Lady and Vice-President Biden. The Wall Street Journal described her as like “Sheryl Crow meets the B-52's", and music from her five independent CD releases has been featured on HBO, NBC, and several film projects.
"Engaging, multi-talented violinist Deni Bonet. Unlike most violinists, she is not nailed to the floor. And she doesn’t shy away from going head-to-head with the guitar player, having fun and breaking an erstwhile-stodgy image of the grand old instrument.”
~ Forbes Magazine
“Tracks on the album soar high with vibrancy and her ability to stun from beginning to end”
~ No Depression
“Bound to be one of the standout records of 2017, I'm calling this early as one of my favorite records of the year.”
~ Paste Magazine
“Just finished listening to this masterpiece. The playing is so damn rich and fine and tempered and textured; the melodies are strong and enveloping”.
~ PopDose Magazine
Available now on Zip Records (distributed by Sony/RED - US, PIAS/Rough Trade - Europe)
~ Click to watch the stunning new video for PALISADES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOyCCY_kE6I
~ Click to watch the video for LIGHT THIS CANDLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHjx4Lp5Pw
~ Click to watch the video for ONE IN A MILLION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkjZ7Y7rovs
“Bonet’s third album is a huge upper in a world of downers. It’s upbeat and fun and a more than a little odd. Just the way we indie fans like it. …there is no doubt in my mind that it will make you feel good at every turn if you let it.”
Mark Fisher - Colossol Pop
“Obviously a gifted musician, Bonet also shines as an emotive singer, and a writer of thoughtful, well-crafted songs. True to its title, it’s all good.”
David Malachowski - Daily Freeman
"Her tunes are exuberant, highly catchy pop songs. Imagine Nurds-era Roches with an even more playful side, and a more rock-centric approach. Bonet has a clear, appealing voice, and her songs stick in your mind long after the CD’s done spinning."
Bill Kopp - Musoscribe
“The band's folk-rock evokes Fairport crossed with the Gin Blossom's rhythm section. They could become huge.”
Time Out New York
“She says she decided against being a concert violinist because she hated having to wear black and sit still.
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Dawn Eden - New York Press
"Bonet and her band preceded Sobule with a lively set, reminiscent of sweet-and -sour genre-blenders such as Poi Dog Pondering and Cracker."
Jeanne Cooper - The Boston Globe
“Her passionate playing achieves something close to the gypsy soulfulness of Scarlett Rivera, Dylan's fiddler on Desire; at other times she weaves classical and Appalachian influences into her playing."”
Todd Paul - Woodstock Times
"I never thought I'd find myself saying this about a band, but Deni Bonet are a feel good group, and that is not a bad thing. This band is so uplifting that they leave a smile on my face every time I listen to the disc."
Endangered Species
“I got a burst of sunshine in the mail last weekend from Deni Bonet, the Manhattan-based violinist/accordionist/singer who leads the band of the same name. If she's not famous in the next year, the music business is worse than I've imagined.”
Fran Fried, Music Editor - New Haven Register
"Sunshine may be the sexiest, sauciest, most life affirming song of the year. "
Jim Sullivan, Music Editor - Boston Globe
“Front and center on the CD is Deni's songwriting and her impressive violin work. Deni's songwriting is full of strong thoughts and emotions along with clever and witty lyrics, and catchy choruses.”
RadioIndy.com
“Attitude is a fine thing if there's talent to accompany it and Deni Bonet has plenty of both. Pop just crackling with intelligence, sexual innuendo, attitude and oddity.”
Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC
“Deni Bonet hem hisli hem de "politically correct" sarkilar soyledi.”
Yeni Yuzyil, Istanbul
