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Desert Bones are a progressive indie-rock band that’s anything but conventional. Having released their brand new single Hard Life and with their debut album Shy Existence on the way, Melbourne lads Bracken Blake (vocals, guitar) and Mat Evans (drums, bass, vocals) are set to pierce their music into the consciousness of prog-rock fans around the country. Like influencers Cog, At The Drive In, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Mars Volta, Mat and Bracken rarely cater to template or formula and disciples of these will also find a friend in Desert Bones. Despite the relative infancy of the band, Mat and Bracken have been playing together for the best part of a decade. They formed an acoustic driven three-piece Mustard Harvy in 2002 and gigged for years at the best venues across Melbourne. Mat then joined alt- country rockers Dead River Deeps – with their track “Son of a bitch” receiving air play on Melbourne radio stations and Triple J - while Bracken spent time in the desert plains of