No Wonder is the second studio album from Will Stratton.

No Wonder
Studio album by
Will Stratton
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
RecordedAstoria, Queens
GenreIndie folk
Length50:57
LabelStunning Models On Display
ProducerWill Stratton, Kieran Kelly
Will Stratton chronology
What the Night Said
(2007)
No Wonder
(2009)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters8/10 link
American Songwriter      link
Cokemachineglow76% link

The album received generally favorable reviews. PopMatters cited a further advancement in writing and composition as "stronger, meatier, and much braver" than What the Night Said, but noted that some of the forays into pop-rock territory (specifically "Nineteen" and "It's OK If You Want To") were distracting from the overall flow of the record.[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Who Will" - 3:00
  2. "For Franny Glass" – 3:01
  3. "The Country Clear" – 3:17
  4. "The Past Always Runs Faster" – 3:25
  5. "Robin and Marian" – 6:07
  6. "For No One" – 2:58
  7. "Nineteen" – 4:05
  8. "Your California Sky" – 2:42
  9. "You're a Real Thing" – 3:13
  10. "No Wonder" – 3:56
  11. "It's Ok If You Want To" – 4:48
  12. "If Only" – 2:05
  13. "Judas, 1966" - 4:16
  14. "New Jersey" - 4:04

Song notes edit

  • The title track of this album was NPR's song of the day on March 26, 2010.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Sawdey, Evan. "Will Stratton: No Wonder < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Garland, David. "Will Stratton: Strength in Ambiguity". NPR. Retrieved June 29, 2010.