Oh Land | Wishbone (2013) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A + Digital Booklet] Artist: Oh Land Album: Wishbone Released: Sep 24, 2013 ℗ 2013 Federal Prism Llc Genre: Alternative, Rock Language: English Bit Rate: iTunes Plus AAC M4A 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 Lands schizophrenic blend of girly club beats, icy electro-pop, and wistful balladry falls somewhere between Grimes, Lykke Li, Goldfrapp, and Robyn, and while it doesnt 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, its an imperfect yet perfectly acceptable collection of electrified modern pop curios that benefit from their ballet dancer turned green-haired pop princess creators 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 theyre tempered by better versions of themselves like the Studio 54-kissed Pyromaniac and the stark and surprisingly quaint Love You Better. Tracklist: 01 Bird In an Aeroplane 02 Renaissance Girls 03 Cherry On Top 04 3 Chances 05 My Boxer 06 Love a Man Dead 07 Next Summer 08 Sleepy Town 09 Pyromaniac 10 Green Card 11 Kill My Darling 12 Love You Better 13 First To Say Goodnight ***Digital Booklet - Wishbone
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:54:03 +0000
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