No Way There from Here is an album by American country musician Laura Cantrell, released on January 28, 2014, by Thrift Shop Recordings. It is her first album of original material in nine years, since Humming by the Flowered Vine was released in 2005.
| No Way There from Here | ||||
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| Released | January 28, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Americana music, country music | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | Thrift Shop Recordings | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter | [5] |
| Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | (A-)[7] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[6] |
| No Depression | (favorable)[8] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
According to Metacritic, No Way There from Here has a score of 82, based on 8 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Among the critics who reviewed the album favorably was Ann Powers of NPR, who described the twelve songs on the album as "deceptively lovely". Powers also wrote that on the album, Cantrell "...finds the most telling private moments in the days and nights of her characters and lays them out simply, with love."[9] Robert Christgau gave the album an A− grade, writing that "two [of Cantrell's] cowrites [on the album] with the darker and sharper Amy Allison are intensely flavorful: the pan-feminist “All the Girls Are Complicated” and the pining-for-my-guy “Can’t Wait.”"[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All the Girls are Complicated" |
| 3:03 |
| 2. | "Starry Skies" | Cantrell | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Letter She Sent" | Cantrell | 3:04 |
| 4. | "No Way There From Here" |
| 4:37 |
| 5. | "Glass Armour" |
| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Beg Or Borrow Days" | Jennifer Connor | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Driving Down Your Street" | Cantrell | 2:21 |
| 8. | "When It Comes To You" |
| 2:38 |
| 9. | "Can't Wait" |
| 3:13 |
| 10. | "Barely Said a Thing" | Cantrell | 2:41 |
| 11. | "Washday Blues" | Cantrell | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Someday Sparrow" |
| 3:44 |
| Total length: | 38:10 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "No Way There from Here". Metacritic.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "No Way There from Here". AllMusic.
- ^ Koch, Jeff (2014-03-03). "No Way There from Here Review". PopMatters.
- ^ Hermes, Will (2014-01-28). "No Way There From Here". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Terich, Jeff (2014-01-29). "No Way There From Here". American Songwriter.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2014-02-07). "Gearing Up the Time Machine to Go Back to the '90s". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2014-11-28). "Angaleena Presley / Laura Cantrell / Lucinda Williams / Jenny Scheinman/ Lee Ann Womack / Nikki Lane / Rosanne Cash / Sunny Sweeney / Brad Paisley". Medium.
- ^ Ryansfather (2014-05-13). "No Way There from Here Review". No Depression.
- ^ Powers, Ann (2014-01-19). "First Listen: Laura Cantrell, 'No Way There From Here'". NPR.