No Way Down

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.

No Way Down
EP by
Released26 June 2008 (2008-06-26)
GenreBalearic beat[1]
Length22:44
LabelSincerely Yours
Air France chronology
On Trade Winds
(2006)
No Way Down
(2008)

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Mojo[4]
MusicOMH[5]
NME6/10[6]
Pitchfork8.6/10[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

All tracks are written by Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt.

No.TitleLength
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

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

  1. Hogan, Marc (26 June 2008). "Air France: No Way Down EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. "Reviews for No Way Down [EP] by Air France". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. Hoffman, K. Ross. "No Way Down EP – Air France". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. "Air France: No Way Down". Mojo (186): 104. May 2009.
  5. Monk, Christopher (23 March 2009). "Air France – No Way Down". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. Cooper, Leonie (29 March 2009). "Album Review: Air France". NME. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. "Air France: No Way Down". Q (274): 107. May 2009.
  8. Kornhaber, Spencer (January 2009). "Air France: No Way Down". Spin. 25 (1): 85. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Air France: No Way Down". Uncut (140): 85. January 2009.
  10. Rainho, Ricardo. "Air France – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  11. Pitchfork staff (19 December 2008). "The Top 50 Albums of 2008". Pitchfork. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  12. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  13. No Way Down (liner notes). Air France. Sincerely Yours. 2008. YOURS0082.CS1 maint: others (link)


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