★★★★★
Josh RitterThe Beast In Its Tracks (Pytheas) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Josh Ritter has built a sturdy career off the indirect love song. Ritter, who has never had much more to sell than a bright smile and a bunch of great songs, has always let his clever wordplay and literary sensibilities render and define his big-hearted romanticism...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-04
★★★★★
Josh Ritter is a big picture kind of songwriter. Eschewing the confessional approach along with overtly personal lyrics, his last two albums were less about himself and more about all of America all at once, as though Ritter were reconstructing John Banvard's panoramic trip down the Mississippi. The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter and So Runs the World Away boast ambitious feats of songwriting and composition, yet his craft often undercut rather than underscored his headiest insights...
- pitchfork.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Josh Ritter The Beast in its TracksBy Kerry DooleIt's a bit trite to describe the new album from one of folk-rock's most respected singer-songwriters as "a break-up record," but the disintegration of Ritter's short-lived marriage clearly looms large over these songs. He portrays a rollercoaster ride of emotions, from anger and bitterness to regret and, thankfully, the eventual appearance of hope, of "coming out of the dark clouds," as he sings in an album highlight, "Hopeful...
- exclaim.ca
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Music Reviews
Josh Ritter The Beast in its Tracks
(Pytheas)
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Josh Ritter is a man of many faces. Now, it wouldn't be as obvious without a lyric sheet in hand - in a compositional sense, the Idaho singer-songwriter has adroitly maintained a low profile as a barebones folk artist throughout his decade-long career. But that's only what we hear in the foreground...
- www.noripcord.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
"I know where the nightmares sleep,
On what fodder do they feed,
I followed them back down to Hell,
Spent some time down there myself."
--Josh Ritter, "Nightmares"
In 2011, Josh Ritter's marriage ended. I don't know why, and even though the Internet could probably tell me in a breathless nanosecond, I don't feel compelled to find out. That's their business...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
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Josh Ritter - The Beast in Its TracksJosh Ritter - The Beast in Its TracksRecord Label: Pytheas
Release Date: March 5, 2013
After Josh Ritter's last couple releases, I was beginning to wonder if his music would ever connect with me again like it had in the old days. His finest albums, 2006's The Animal Years and 2007's The Historical Conquests of.....
- www.absolutepunk.net
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Pytheas Native Idahoan Josh Ritter has earned a reputation for his cinematic narratives about trains, sailors, bandits and re-animated mummies, but his latest studio album takes an unexpected turn toward deeply personal and introspective songwriting. While some tracks reference Ritter's 2011 divorce from fellow musician Dawn Landes, the album more prominently expresses optimistic themes of personal growth and new love, offering a raw look at the difficult emotional healing process...
- www.relix.com
2013-03-07
★★★★★
Release Date: March 5, 2013 After Josh Ritter's last couple releases, I was beginning to wonder if his music would ever connect with me again like it had in the old days. His finest albums, 2006's The Animal Years and 2007's The Historical Conquests of... were both loaded with terrific melodies, astounding lyrical content, and emulations of musical influences that sit directly in my wheelhouse, from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-03-05
★★★★★
Josh Ritter, is a quintessential middle-of-the-road Americana singer-songwriter who brings forth his seventh LP laden with songs written about the heart, from the heart. It's immediately apparent from listening to Josh Ritter that he's heavily influenced by classic songwriters Neil Young and Bob Dylan. Tracks like 'A Certain Light' and 'Bonfire' have that country twang, with some steel guitars and that toe-tapping beat...
- www.theaureview.com
2013-02-03
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