BONES UK – Pretty Waste

“Pretty Waste" features Bones UK’s signature blend of rock and rough-edged electronic elements, sending a message about the disconnect between physical appearance and inner being in a world where judgment is often made quickly based on what's on the outside.

Rosie Bones elaborates on the song's meaning, stating that it “is about this notion that if you’re attractive you can’t be clever. Or if you’re sexy you can’t be smart,” She continues “As people we are judged so much for what we look like and people have opinions of what we can or can’t be because of it. It’s about being judged for what you look like and saying fuck that. What you look like on the outside doesn’t have to define who you are on the inside. It’s about not trying to live up to what people expect/want you to be because of your appearance, age, sex, race. You can be whatever you want to be. None of that shit should ever define you or be put on you by other people. It’s unimportant.”

The music video continues the duo’s signature black-and-white visuals while the two sides of the screen are split to capture two scenes simultaneously. On creating the video, Rosie Bones shared, “Bones UK is a band made of two people with very distinct personalities that are linked by the music we make. With the video for ‘Pretty Waste’ I just wanted to find a way to showcase our different vibes and me and Carmen having our own box to play in was just a simple way of doing that.”

She continues, “We then interact with each other between the split screen (breaking it and playing with it) showing that we are linked and operating as one unit. Stuff like me inhaling a cig and Carmen blowing out the smoke gives this feeling of us being this one entity…and that entity is Bones UK.” The video took lots of time, effort, and concentration, with the “catching the cigarette in the mouth” trick attempted over 40 times.

“Pretty Waste” captured worldwide attention with its catchy groove and meaningful lyrics. After the release of their Unplugged EP in January of 2020, it even earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance.

Adding to the singles' attention, alongside its release came the announcement of their debut full-length album. The self-titled album arrived on July 12, 2019, and received praise from fans and critics alike for its unique blend of sounds and raw, unfiltered lyrics.