"For all of the marketing and chatter about To the Bone being Wilson's "pop turn" in his solo career, the album is continuous with the work he's been doing since he started putting out solo LPs with 2008's Insurgentes. The songwriting emphasis has shifted, but not transformed. Wilson remains a progressive artist even when To the Bone evokes the familiar. Really, it's just nice to hear music that opens up the window shades and throws some sunlight on things".