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  • Summary: The second full-length release from the Blair Howerton-led trio Why Bonnie was produced with Jonathan Schenke.
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. Sep 19, 2024
    82
    Wish on the Bone is gorgeous, honest and real.
  2. Sep 19, 2024
    80
    In short, Wish on the Bone is an excellent album, whether your preference is more on the indie rock or the alt-country side.
  3. Sep 19, 2024
    74
    At times Wish on the Bone can be non-specific, and the universality of Howerton’s feelings becomes untethered and slippery. Perhaps that’s why the album ends with the brief, incisive finale “I Took the Shot.”
  4. Sep 19, 2024
    70
    The overall effect of the album's variability is less vibey but more emotionally resonant than the debut -- perhaps an even tradeoff given that they both have the quality of feeling like records the band had to make.
  5. Sep 19, 2024
    70
    Winnowed down to the trio of Howerton, Chance Williams (bass), and Josh Malett (drums), Wish on the Bone finds the group consolidating their powers and plowing confidently forward.