Why Bonnie Share New Single "Rhyme or Reason", Announce Tour Dates
Today, 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."
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Wish On The Bone' is Why Bonnie's sophomore LP and debut for Fire Talk. It's untethered from any landscape or genre, propelled by this freedom and resulting in Why Bonnie's most catchy, hopeful body of work to-date. Ranging from twangy country infused rock jams to more intimate and lo-fi arrangements, ‘Wish on the Bone’ is wide-eyed and waiting. It’s a coming of age film in which the protagonist rejects the forces that have tried, and failed, to shape her into something other than herself. It leaves you with a hard-fought sense of hope, which is among songwriter Blair Howerton’s greatest gifts. “You owe it to the people who are experiencing the worst to just keep pushing,” Howerton says. That’s the throughline of “Wish On The Bone”, a record that rewards with repeated listens.
Wish On The Bone' is Why Bonnie's sophomore LP and debut for Fire Talk. It's untethered from any landscape or genre, propelled by this freedom and resulting in Why Bonnie's most catchy, hopeful body of work to-date. Ranging from twangy country infused rock jams to more intimate and lo-fi arrangements, ‘Wish on the Bone’ is wide-eyed and waiting. It’s a coming of age film in which the protagonist rejects the forces that have tried, and failed, to shape her into something other than herself. It leaves you with a hard-fought sense of hope, which is among songwriter Blair Howerton’s greatest gifts. “You owe it to the people who are experiencing the worst to just keep pushing,” Howerton says. That’s the throughline of “Wish On The Bone”, a record that rewards with repeated listens.
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Tour Dates
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