No Way Down
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| Released | 26 June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Balearic beat[1] | |||
| Length | 22:44 | |||
| Label | Sincerely Yours | |||
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No Way Down is the second and final extended play by Swedish indie pop duo Air France. It was released on 26 June 2008 by Sincerely Yours.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| NME | 6/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[1] |
| Q | [7] |
| Spin | [8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
No Way Down was met with generally positive reviews from critics.[10] The online music magazine Pitchfork placed No Way Down at number 14 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2008[11] and at number 161 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s.[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maundy Thursday" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "June Evenings" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Collapsing at Your Doorstep" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "No Excuses" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "No Way Down" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Windmill Wedding" | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 22:44 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits for No Way Down adapted from album liner notes.[13]
Air France
- Joel Karlsson
- Henrik Markstedt
Additional personnel
- Philip Granqvist – mastering
- Teresa Jaksetič – vocals on "June Evenings", "Collapsing at Your Doorstep" and "No Way Down"
- Elisabet Sjögren – vocals on "June Evenings"
- Kristian Spång – bass
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hogan, Marc (26 June 2008). "Air France: No Way Down EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Reviews for No Way Down [EP] by Air France". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "No Way Down EP – Air France". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Air France: No Way Down". Mojo (186): 104. May 2009.
- ^ Monk, Christopher (23 March 2009). "Air France – No Way Down". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Cooper, Leonie (29 March 2009). "Album Review: Air France". NME. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Air France: No Way Down". Q (274): 107. May 2009.
- ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (January 2009). "Air France: No Way Down". Spin. 25 (1): 85. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Air France: No Way Down". Uncut (140): 85. January 2009.
- ^ Rainho, Ricardo. "Air France – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (19 December 2008). "The Top 50 Albums of 2008". Pitchfork. p. 4. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ No Way Down (liner notes). Air France. Sincerely Yours. 2008. YOURS0082.
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