bareboned , także: bare-boned

It was an unkempt jungle of bareboned trees, fraught with gullies and stumbling stones hidden under the even blanket of white.

According to Anders Kaasen of Allmusic, the band was noted for "its bareboned blues-inspired alt-rock" at the end of the 1990s.

Matthews sings straightforwardly about desire and unrequited love; in "Crash Into Me," he confesses, "I'm bareboned and crazy for you."