New Why Bonnie Single "Rhyme or Reason" & Announce North American Headline Tour
New Album, Wish on the Bone, out August 30th on Fire Talk
Why Bonnie, the New York-based project of Blair Howerton, unveil the new single/visualizer “Rhyme or Reason” from their upcoming album Wish on the Bone, out August 30th on Fire Talk. In conjunction, Why Bonnie announce a fall North American tour, with dates in Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and more (tickets are on sale this Friday at 10am local time).
Rhyme or Reason” is about regenerating a sense of hope after the loss of Howerton’s brother, which happened just as she was beginning to come into her own as a songwriter. To cope, she wrote song after song, built a catalog despite her suffering, and in doing so, developed a new relationship to spirituality, one that she defines on “Rhyme or Reason.” On the bridge, Howerton warns of what it feels like to lose the warmth of love: it’s like Halley’s Comet, “it comes fast/ And you’ll miss it if you blink.” Of the track, Howerton says: "’Rhyme or Reason’ is about coming to terms with the impermanence of life and how that’s scary but also really beautiful."
Lyrically, Wish on the Bone confronts issues both macro and micro in scale. Previously released single “Fake Out” is about “trying to be authentic in a world that makes it impossible to be so,” and lead single “Dotted Line” is written as a rallying cry, a defiant kiss off directed at the forces that be who, Howerton says, “are just turning the wheel.” But other songs on Wish on the Bone have an intimate edge, convincing the listener that Howerton is beckoning them into a private room, allowing them to witness a defining moment. With Wish on the Bone, Howerton is wide-eyed and waiting, reminding herself, even on the worst days, that despair is not inevitable.
SEE WHY BONNIE LIVE!
(New dates in bold)
Fri. July 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool *
Thu. Aug. 29 - Brooklyn NY @ Union Pool ^
Fri. Sep. 20 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts
Sat. Sep. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Fouf
Sun. Sep. 22 - Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern
Tue. Sep. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
Wed. Sep. 25 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Thu. Sep. 26 - Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
Fri. Sep. 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
* w/ poolblood
^ w/ Sex Week
PRAISE FOR "FAKE OUT
"[‘Fake Out’s’] woozy keys and guitars that recall the 2000s indie rock bands of her adopted city surround her, hinting that [Wish on the Bone]... will showcase an evolution in more ways than one.” — The FADER
"[‘Fake Out’s’] anthemic tangle build[s] into a cathartic crescendo.” — Exclaim!
“‘Fake Out’ sees [Blair Howerton] opening her sound while retaining her penchant for tender songwriting.” — UPROXX
“In just four minute’s time, ‘Fake Out’ captures Why Bonnie’s wide-eyed past, present and future—not a ‘return to form,’ but a mirage of regeneration in gifted, swirling technicolor.”
— Paste
