DAR WILLIAMS

Promised Land

2008-08-02

The new release from Dar Williams give us more of her jangly guitars and stories about relationships and leaving a positive footprint on this earth (both environmentally and emotionally). Most of this is from her pen, with interesting exceptions "Troubled Times" (from the band Fountains of Wayne) and "Midnight Radio" (from the soundtrack of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"). Her upbeat songs are impossible to get out of your head, like "It's Alright" (with Marshall Crenshaw on guitar), "The Easy Way," and "Go to the Woods" (with Suzanne Vega). "Buzzer" is about a Yale University '60s psychological experiment. 08/08 MJVD F-Contemporary

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 05/2009

    THE INDIGO GIRLS
    Poseidon and the Bitter Bug

  • reviewed 04/2007

    THE CAT MARY
    POSTBELLUM NEIGHBORHOOD

  • reviewed 04/2016

    Quiet Life
    Foggy

  • reviewed 03/2010

    SWEET TALK RADIO
    My Hallelujah

  • reviewed 10/2008

    CHARLIE HADEN – Family & Friends
    Rambling Boy

  • reviewed 03/2008

    Doug MacLeod
    The Utrecht Sessions

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.