Dead Man’s Bones release first new song in 17 years

The indie duo Dead Man’s Bones issued "Lost in the Night" on Oct 27, 2026, with a monochrome video featuring Noah Jupe and Rain Spencer.

By Felo News Desk · Published Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:38:10 GMT

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, the duo behind Dead Man’s Bones, released their first new song in 17 years, “Lost in the Night,” on Oct 27, 2026, according to Pitchfork and Billboard.

What happened

The track was dropped on Monday, Oct 26, after a teaser clip circulated online the previous week. The song was recorded in a single day on a farm outside Los Angeles, using two guitars, two drum machines and two synthesizers, as detailed by Pitchfork. A black‑and‑white music video accompanies the release, starring Noah Jupe and Rain Spencer, who dance through a cemetery setting.

What the reports add

Pitchfork notes that the duo worked with longtime collaborator Tim Anderson on production and that they had tried several Los Angeles studios before deciding to record on the farm.
Billboard adds that the song features a mid‑track surge “reminiscent of 1970s synth‑punk pioneers Suicide,” includes a “spare, driving beat,” and layers echoey background vocals.
Billboard specifies the lyric lines: “Shadows growing longer in your dust / The darkest dawn is on the rise for us / Chase it all away / Lost in the night …”
The video’s black‑and‑white aesthetic draws on the song’s “lovestruck” lyrics, according to Pitchfork.

What was said

“Deadpan” vocals – Billboard described Gosling’s delivery as deadpan.

“He came through on this promise to me. 🖤.” – Eva Mendes reposted the teaser on Instagram, as reported by Billboard.

The video shows Jupe and Spencer “laughing, hugging and staring deeply into each other’s eyes as if they were the only two people left on Earth.” – Billboard.

How it came about

Dead Man’s Bones first hinted at a comeback with a Halloween‑styled teaser on Oct 22, 2026, which Felo News covered in Ryan Gosling revives Dead Man’s Bones with new music teaser. The teaser was amplified by Gosling’s wife, Eva Mendes, who reposted it on Instagram. The duo had not released new material since their self‑titled debut album in 2009, which featured the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir, founded by Flea. After years of low‑key activity, the new song marks their first public musical output since that debut.

Key facts

Dead Man’s Bones released "Lost in the Night" on Oct 27, 2026. (pitchfork.com)
The song was recorded in one day on a farm outside Los Angeles. (pitchfork.com)
Tim Anderson co‑produced the track. (pitchfork.com)
The black‑and‑white video stars Noah Jupe and Rain Spencer. (billboard.com)
The track features a mid‑song synth‑punk surge reminiscent of Suicide. (billboard.com)