Fever Breaks
| Fever Breaks | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | Pytheas Recordings | |||
| Producer | Jason Isbell | |||
| Josh Ritter chronology | ||||
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Fever Breaks is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. The album was released on April 26, 2019, by Pytheas Recordings.[1][2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Fever Breaks received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 75, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ground Don't Want Me" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Old Black Magic" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "On the Water" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "I Still Love You (Now and Then)" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "The Torch Committee" | 5:43 |
| 6. | "Silverblade" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "All Some Kind of Dream" | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Losing Battles" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "A New Man" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Blazing Highway Home" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 45:22 | |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 48 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC)[8] | 8 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] | 25 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 89 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] | 12 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] | 4 |
References
- ^ Brittney McKenna (2019-01-29). "Hear Josh Ritter's New Song 'Old Black Magic'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Fever Breaks by Josh Ritter on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b "Fever Breaks by Josh Ritter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Fever Breaks - Josh Ritter". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Doole, Kerry (2019-04-30). "Josh Ritter Fever Breaks". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Jonathan Bernstein (2019-04-26). "Review: Josh Ritter Makes Dependable Heartland Roots-Rock on 'Fever Breaks'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Ritter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Ritter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Ritter Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2019.