Wishbone by Oh Land - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Upon first listen, Wishbone, the third outing from Danish pop provocateur Nanna Øland Fabricius, better known as Oh Land, sounds like a singer/songwriter trapped inside a fully functioning pinball machine, all whirring, well-oiled gears, flashing bulbs, and carefully timed levers snapping into place, but multiple spins reveal a far more enigmatic voice. Oh Land's schizophrenic blend of girly club beats, icy electro-pop, and wistful balladry falls somewhere between Grimes, Lykke Li, Goldfrapp, and Robyn, and while it doesn't always work, it never stops working hard to get there. Released via Federal Prism, a boutique label run by Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio), Wishbone is at its best when it finds the middle ground between quirky and quixotic, as is the case on the resplendent opener "Bird in an Aeroplane" (and to a lesser extent its churning, less succinct midtempo sibling "Sleepy Town"), the coy, campy, and ultimately infectious single "Renaissance Girls," and the torchy "3 Chances," all of which frame Fabricius' enigmatic lyrics with exotic yet oddly familiar pop architecture in the vein of French/Finnish duo the Dø. For the most part, it's an imperfect yet perfectly acceptable collection of electrified modern pop curios that benefit from their ballet dancer turned green-haired pop princess creator's considerable panache. Less immediate however, is the Santigold-lite, forced dancefloor rave-up "My Boxer" and the wan, Killers-lite, radio-ready "Cherry on Top," though neither song is a deal breaker, especially when they're tempered by better versions of themselves like the Studio 54-kissed "Pyromaniac" and the stark and surprisingly quaint "Love You Better." ~ James Christopher Monger

1. Bird in an Aeroplane

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius
David Sitek; Composer
Lyricist: David Sitek
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

2. Renaissance Girls

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

3. Cherry on Top

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Evan Bogart
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

4. 3 Chances

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

5. My Boxer

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Dan Carey
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Dan Carey
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

6. Love a Man Dead

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

7. Next Summer

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

8. Sleepy Town

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: David Poe
Nanna Øland Fabricius
David Sitek; Composer
Lyricist: David Poe
David Sitek
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

9. Pyromaniac

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Bunetta
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Bunetta
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

10. Green Card

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Sia Furler
Nanna Øland Fabricius
Grant Michaels; Composer

11. Kill My Darling

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Nanna Øland Fabricius
Grant Michaels; Composer
Lyricist: Grant Michaels
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

12. Love You Better

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: David Poe
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: David Poe
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer

13. First to Say Goodnight

Primary Artist: Oh Land; Main Performer
Composer: Sam Farrar
Nanna Øland Fabricius; Composer
Lyricist: Nanna Øland Fabricius
Sam Farrar; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

47 minutes and 19 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Dance, Electronic, Electropop

Label

Tusk or Tooth

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 15, 2013

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

851893005029