Why Bonnie Announces 'The Bedroom' EP, Out July 25th via Fire Talk, & Presents New Single
Why Bonnie — the NYC-via-Texas band fronted by Blair Howerton — returns today to present “Fake Out - Bedroom Version” — an acoustic reimagining of the “bold” (Stereogum) lead single from 2024’s Wish on the Bone LP — and announces The Bedroom EP, out July 25th via Fire Talk. Wish on the Bone marked Why Bonnie’s Fire Talk debut, and earned the band praise from Pitchfork, Stereogum, Consequence, UPROXX and more. Following its release, Why Bonnie embarked on a slew of tour dates and closed the year with a moving rendition of Blaze Foley’s “Rainbows and Ridges.” In addition, Why Bonnie announce a free hometown performance on Friday, June 20th at NYC's Bryant Park.
The Bedroom collects three newly-recorded acoustic reworks —including today’s “Fake Out - Bedroom Version,” and a demo of a new composition. With nothing more than Howerton & her guitar, “Fake Out - Bedroom Version” version doubles down on her "poignant lyricism, which flips from vulnerable to assured on a moment’s notice" (Pitchfork). Stripping back the production on this newly-recorded track puts Why Bonnie's "massive hooks" (Paste) on full-display, giving the space for her “tender songwriting” (FLOOD) to command full attention.
Listen to Why Bonnie’s “Fake Out - Bedroom Version”
When Blair Howerton brought her bandmates together to work on Why Bonnie’s sophomore LP Wish on the Bone, “Fake Out” was the first song she showed them, setting the tone for what was to come. The album eschewed commitment to genre, and doubled down on Howerton’s confidence as a songwriter. With Wish on the Bone, Howerton is wide-eyed and waiting, reminding herself, even on the worst days, that despair is not inevitable. “Hope, to me, is strength,” Howerton says. And to have it, one must develop a critical sensibility capable of subverting the charade of contemporary American existence. “Fake Out” puts it bluntly: “Something you thought/ Was only something that you heard.”
Though Why Bonnie’s sound may change, Howerton’s convictions are steadfast, as is her sense of moral responsibility. “These songs were written out of hope for a better future. I’m not naïve, the world is fucked up, but I think you can radically accept that while still believing it’s possible to change things.” Wish on the Bone, to Howerton, “is about choosing hope, beauty, and love every day because nothing is worth it if you don’t believe in those things.”
The Bedroom EP Tracklist
1. Fake Out - Bedroom Version
2. Headlight Sun - Bedroom Version
3. Three Big Moons - Bedroom Version
4. Fast - Demo
Why Bonnie Live
Fri. June 20 - New York, NY @ Bryant Park [Emerging Music Festival]
Read more
All articles →
