The Beast in Its Tracks
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Released | March 5, 2013 | |||
Recorded | The Great North Sound Society, Maine Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York, United States | |||
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Length | 43:22 | |||
Label | Pytheas Recordings | |||
Producer | Sam Kassirer | |||
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Singles from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter | ||||
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Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
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The Beast in Its Tracks is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on March 5, 2013.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Ritter.
- "Third Arm" – 0:47
- "Evil Eye" – 2:37
- "A Certain Light" – 2:48
- "Hopeful" – 4:25
- "Nightmares" – 3:39
- "New Lover" – 4:25
- "Heart's Ease" – 3:21
- "In Your Arms Again" – 3:15
- "The Appleblossom Rag" – 4:27
- "Bonfire" – 2:51
- "In Your Arms Awhile" – 2:03
- "Joy to You Baby" – 4:40
- "Lights" – 4:02
Personnel
Musicians
- Josh Ritter – vocals, guitar (on all tracks except 4, 6, 12 and 13), vacuum cleaner (on track 8)
- Liam Hurley – drums (on tracks 4, 10, 12 and 13), percussion (on tracks 6, 8 and 11), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
- Sam Kassirer – keyboards (on all tracks except 1, 7 and 9), percussion (on tracks 2, 6, 10 and 13)
- Josh Kaufman – guitar (on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13), electric guitar (on tracks 7 and 11), bass (on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13), percussion (on track 2), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
Additional musicians
- Zack Hickman – guitar (on track 7)
- Austin Nevins – guitar (on track 7)
Production
- Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonfield, Maine, 2011–2012
- Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Sam Kassirer
- Assistant Engineer: Erik Hischmann
- Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
- Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice
References
- ^ The Beast in Its Tracks by Josh Ritter, retrieved January 12, 2018
- ^ "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "The Guardian review". London.
- ^ Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "The Independent review". London.
- ^ "Pop Matters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.