Wish Bone (album)
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".
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Released | 16 September 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
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Length | 47:14 | |||
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Singles from Wish Bone | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Gaffa | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
Q | [6] |
Slant Magazine | [7] |
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 |
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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 | 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" |
| Sitek | 5:00 |
9. | "Pyromaniac" |
| Sitek | 3:42 |
10. | "Green Card" |
| WNDRBRD | 4:07 |
11. | "Kill My Darling" |
| WNDRBRD | 3:56 |
12. | "Love You Better" |
| Fabricius | 3:43 |
13. | "First to Say Goodnight" |
| Sitek | 4:00 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wish Bone.[15]
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Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Danish Albums Chart[16] | 4 |
US Heatseekers Albums[17] | 32 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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Denmark[18] | 16 September 2013 |
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Australia[19] | 24 September 2013 | Digital download | Federal Prism |
Germany[20] | |||
United Kingdom[21] | |||
United States[22] |
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Australia[23] | 1 November 2013 | CD | |
United Kingdom[24] | 4 November 2013 | ||
Germany[25] | 15 November 2013 | Rykodisc |
References
- "Wishbone – Oh Land". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Monger, James Christopher. "Wishbone – Oh Land". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- Gonzalez, Michael Jose (14 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- MacInnes, Paul (14 November 2013). "Oh Land: Wish Bone – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- Monk, Christopher (7 October 2013). "Oh Land – Wish Bone". Mojo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Cooper, Leonie (8 November 2013). "Oh Land – 'Wish Bone'". Q. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- Cataldo, Jesse (26 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- McGovern, Kyle (10 July 2013). "Hear Oh Land's Sinewy 'My Boxer'". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Musacchio, Lauren (6 August 2013). "Oh Land Celebrates Fun in 'Renaissance Girls' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- McGovern, Kyle (7 August 2013). "Oh Land's 'Renaissance Girls' Video Is a Women's Studies Dance Party". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Pyromaniac – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- "Press Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- Wish Bone (CD liner notes). Oh Land. Tusk or Tooth. 2013. TOTCD001.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Oh Land – Wish Bone". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- "Oh Land – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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- "Wish Bone – Album – Oh Land" (in Danish). CDON.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Germany. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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- "Wishbone". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "Wish Bone – Oh Land". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Wishbone". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- "Wish Bone" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 6 November 2013.