Promised Land (Dar Williams album)
# Promised Land (Dar Williams album)

Promised Land is the seventh album by Dar Williams released September 9, 2008 on Razor & Tie, the label that has released almost all of her albums. It was her first studio album in three years.

## Track listing

All songs are written by Dar Williams if not noted otherwise.

* "It's Alright" – 3:27
* "Book of Love" (Dar Williams, Lara Meyerratken) – 3:34
* "The Easy Way" – 3:31
* "The Tide Falls Away" (Dar Williams, Gary Louris) – 2:46
* "Buzzer" – 2:57
* "The Business of Things" – 2:31
* "You Are Everyone" – 4:30
* "Go to the Woods" – 2:54
* "Holly Tree" – 4:13
* "Troubled Times" (Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood) – 3:34
* "Midnight Radio" (Stephen Trask) – 4:27
* "Summerday" (Dar Williams, Rob Hyman) – 3:22

The song "Buzzer" was inspired by the Milgram experiment; "Midnight Radio" is a cover of a song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, written by a friend of hers from college. "Troubled Times" is a cover of a Fountains of Wayne song from that band's 1999 album Utopia Parkway.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Paste 75/100 | (commendable) |
| PopMatters | |

Slant Magazine called Promised Land "perhaps her strongest start-to-finish album since 1996's Mortal City. A review from The Washington Post said the album "lacks any musical growth" though a "newcomer to her music might appreciate the tunes."

The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #95, making it the highest-charting album of her career.

