‘Devil’s Loose’ for A.A. Bondy

INTERVIEW. Scott “A.A.” Bondy is way over the whole band thing. The indie folkster looks back on his previous life as a late ’90s grunge-rocker in the Nirvana-like band Verbena fondly, but has no urge to return to that lifestyle.

“I think bands, no matter how long they’ve been around, tend to carry this perpetual adolescence with them,” he says. “That’s fine, but it’s weird to see somebody wearing makeup or a bunch of scarves when they’re 50 years old.

I just think it’s hard for bands to evolve past a certain age. In a band, I didn’t like how it felt after a while.”

It seems that ditching the group effort was well worth it for Bondy, who is getting attention for his warm, homey folk songs that fit in perfectly with Iron & Wine fans. His sophomore album, “When the Devil’s Loose,” was released last week, and the quieter end of the indie spectrum seems to fit him just fine.

“I feel more comfortable in these clothes,” he says.

Bondy’s down to earth nature translates to his lifestyle too, drifting from upstate New York to Mississippi, where he’s lived since he landed there on the last dates of his last tour.

“It seems like I’m always wherever the ice cream truck is parked,” he says.
 
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