Wish Bone (album)

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Wish Bone
File:Oh Land Wish Bone Cover Art.png
Studio album by Oh Land
Released 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16)
Recorded 2012–13
Studio
Genre
Length 47:14
Label
  • Tusk or Tooth
  • A:larm
Producer
Oh Land chronology
Oh Land
(2011)Oh Land2011		 Wish Bone
(2013)		 Earth Sick
(2014)Earth Sick2014
Singles from Wish Bone
  1. "Renaissance Girls"
    Released: 20 May 2013
  2. "Pyromaniac"
    Released: 2 September 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Gaffa 4/5 stars[3]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[4]
Mojo 4/5 stars[5]
Q 4/5 stars[6]
Slant Magazine 2.5/5 stars[7]

Wish Bone is the third studio album by Danish recording artist Oh Land, released on 16 September 2013 by Tusk or Tooth and A:larm Music. The album features production by Oh Land herself, along with David Andrew Sitek of TV on the Radio, Dan Carey and Grant "WNDRBRD" Michaels. It was preceded by the singles "Renaissance Girls" and "Pyromaniac".

Background and release

In 2012, Oh Land announced that she was developing new music in the studio.

On 10 July 2013, the track "My Boxer" premiered on Spin.com as the first taste of the album.[8] "Renaissance Girls" was released as the album's official lead single in Denmark on 20 May 2013 and in the United States on 6 August.[9][10] The accompanying music video debuted on 6 August 2013 and features Oh Land, along with four backing dancers, dancing in an empty warehouse.[11][12] "Pyromaniac" was released on 2 September 2013 as the second single from the album.[13]

The New York Times featured Wish Bone on its Press Play blog, previewing several of the tracks on the website.[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Bird in an Aeroplane"  
Sitek 4:00
2. "Renaissance Girls"   Fabricius Sitek 3:10
3. "Cherry on Top"  
Sitek 3:48
4. "3 Chances"  
  • Fabricius
  • Julian Bunetta
 Fabricius 2:28
5. "My Boxer"  
Carey 2:50
6. "Love a Man Dead"   Fabricius Sitek 3:58
7. "Next Summer"   Fabricius Sitek 2:32
8. "Sleepy Town"  
  • Fabricius
  • Sitek
  • David Poe
 Sitek 5:00
9. "Pyromaniac"  
Sitek 3:42
10. "Green Card"  
WNDRBRD 4:07
11. "Kill My Darling"  
  • Fabricius
  • Michaels
 WNDRBRD 3:56
12. "Love You Better"  
  • Fabricius
  • Poe
 Fabricius 3:43
13. "First to Say Goodnight"  
Sitek 4:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wish Bone.[15]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart[16] 4
US Heatseekers Albums[17] 32

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Denmark[18] 16 September 2013
  • Tusk or Tooth
  • A:larm Music
Australia[19] 24 September 2013 Digital download Federal Prism
Germany[20]
United Kingdom[21]
United States[22]
  • CD
  • digital download
Australia[23] 1 November 2013 CD
United Kingdom[24] 4 November 2013
Germany[25] 15 November 2013 Rykodisc

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