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Wish Bone
Studio album by
Oh Land
Released16 September 2013 (2013-09-16)
Recorded2012–13
Studio
Genre
Length47:14
Label
  • Tusk or Tooth
  • A:larm
Producer
Oh Land chronology
Oh Land
(2011) 		Wish Bone
(2013) 		Earth Sick
(2014)
Singles from Wish Bone
  1. "Renaissance Girls"
    Released: 20 May 2013
  2. "Pyromaniac"
    Released: 2 September 2013
  3. "Cherry on Top"
    Released: 20 April 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Gaffa[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
Q[6]
Slant Magazine[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

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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bird in an Aeroplane"
Sitek4:00
2."Renaissance Girls"FabriciusSitek3:10
3."Cherry on Top"
Sitek3:48
4."1 Chance"
  • Fabricius
  • Julian Bunetta
Fabricius2:28
5."My Boxer"
Carey2:50
6."Love a Man Dead"FabriciusSitek3:58
7."Next Summer"FabriciusSitek2:32
8."Sleepy Town"
  • Fabricius
  • Sitek
  • David Poe
Sitek5:00
9."Pyromaniac"
Sitek3:42
10."Green Card"
WNDRBRD4:07
11."Kill My Darling"
  • Fabricius
  • Michaels
WNDRBRD3:56
12."Love You Better"
  • Fabricius
  • Poe
Fabricius3:43
13."First to Say Goodnight"
Sitek4:00

Personnel

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

Charts

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

Release history

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Wishbone – Oh Land". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Wishbone – Oh Land". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Michael Jose (14 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ MacInnes, Paul (14 November 2013). "Oh Land: Wish Bone – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ^ Monk, Christopher (7 October 2013). "Oh Land – Wish Bone". Mojo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ Cooper, Leonie (8 November 2013). "Oh Land – 'Wish Bone'". Q. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (26 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  8. ^ McGovern, Kyle (10 July 2013). "Hear Oh Land's Sinewy 'My Boxer'". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  11. ^ Musacchio, Lauren (6 August 2013). "Oh Land Celebrates Fun in 'Renaissance Girls' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  12. ^ McGovern, Kyle (7 August 2013). "Oh Land's 'Renaissance Girls' Video Is a Women's Studies Dance Party". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Pyromaniac – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  14. ^ "Press Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  15. ^ Wish Bone (CD liner notes). Oh Land. Tusk or Tooth. 2013. TOTCD001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Oh Land – Wish Bone". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Oh Land – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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  19. ^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  20. ^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Germany. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  21. ^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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  23. ^ "Wish Bone – Oh Land". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  24. ^ "Wishbone". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Wish Bone" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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