So Runs the World Away
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| Studio album by Josh Ritter | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2010 (Record Store Day) May 4, 2010 (worldwide) |
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| Recorded | The Great North Sound Society, Maine Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, NY |
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| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 53:39 | |||
| Label | Pytheas Recordings | |||
| Producer | Sam Kassirer | |||
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So Runs the World Away is the sixth full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on vinyl record on April 17, 2010 as a part of Record Store Day in the United States. The vinyl record came packaged with a CD version of the album as well.[1] The official album release was April 23, 2010 in Ireland, and May 4, 2010 worldwide.[2] Ritter said of the album that it "marks the beginning of a new period in [his] life," and that overall, "the songs are larger and more detailed, and feel to me as if they were painted in oil on large canvasses."[3] Ritter got the title from a line in the third act of Shakespeare's Hamlet.[4][5]
Contents
Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| The Music Cycle |  [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spectrum Culture | [10] |
| Spin Magazine | [11] |
| Sputnikmusic | [12] |
| TheMusicCourt | [13] |
The record's release was met with high anticipation and covered by multiple news and media publications. Stephen King reported looking forward to the album.[14] Irish music magazine Hot Press featured "Josh Ritter week" with free track downloads from the album, front cover picture, and interviews.[15] Upon its release the album was met with very strong reviews.[16] The Irish Independent called it "Ritter's most intriguing and rewarding album to date, it's easily his most diverse."[17] Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered said of the album, "I've come to expect good records from him...but this one took my breath away."[18]
Track listing
All songs written by Josh Ritter, except "Folk Bloodbath" written by Ritter based on a traditional song by Mississippi John Hurt.
- "Curtains" — 0:57
- "Change of Time" — 4:04
- "The Curse" — 5:03
- "Southern Pacifica" — 4:24
- "Rattling Locks" — 4:25
- "Folk Bloodbath" — 5:16
- "Lark" — 3:04
- "Lantern" — 5:15
- "The Remnant" — 3:56
- "See How Man Was Made" — 3:26
- "Another New World" — 7:34
- "Orbital" — 3:29
- "Long Shadows" — 2:20
Singles
"Change of Time" was released as a single in digital download format only from Josh Ritter's website on February 8, 2010.[19]
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Independent Albums Chart[20] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 Albums Chart[21] | 41 |
| US Billboard Folk Albums Chart[22] | 1 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Josh Ritter — vocals and guitars, violin
- Zack Hickman — double bass, electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar, omnichord, vibraphone, organ, bass clarinet, percussion, euphonium
- Austin Nevins — electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, e-bow, lap steel, glockenspiel, banjo, mando guitar, baritone ukulele, percussion
- Liam Hurley — drums, percussion
- Sam Kassirer — electric piano, piano, organs, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, samples
- Additional musicians
- Dawn Landes — backing vocals
- Allie Moss — backing vocals
- Jesse Neuman — trumpet, electronics
- Rob Jost — French horn
- Tony Barba — tenor saxophone, flute
- Production
- Produced by Sam Kassirer
- Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonsfield, Maine, from August 2008 to October 2009
- Mixed by Brandon Eggleston at Secret Society, Portland, Oregon
- Engineered by Sam Kassirer, Brandon Eggleston and Dan Cardinal
- Additional recording by Jim Smith at Saltlands Studio, Brooklyn, New York, and by Austin Nevins at Austin's Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts
- Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
References
- ↑ Josh Ritter - News (primary source)
- ↑ Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away (primary source)
- ↑ Josh Ritter - Music accessed 7 April 2010 (primary source)
- ↑ Online Literature - Hamlet
- ↑ Barnes & Noble - Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away (primary source)
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- ↑ Stephen King on the Kindle and the iPad 5 April 2010, accessed 2010-04-17
- ↑ http://www.hotpress.com/news/6441939.html
- ↑ Inner Ear Media Review 23 April 2010, accessed 2010-04-23
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/music/music-josh-ritter-2149517.html The Independent
- ↑ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=37 National Public Radio
- ↑ http://www.joshritter.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=440&encrypt=0e82ac2aa98bb62ac4c966c0a509746e
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- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ↑ Billboard Folk Albums. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
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