So Runs the World Away explained

So Runs the World Away
Type:studio
Artist:Josh Ritter
Cover:So Runs The World Away (Josh Ritter) cover.jpg
Released: (Record Store Day)
Recorded:The Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Length:53:39
Label:Pytheas Recordings
Producer:Sam Kassirer
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So Runs the World Away is the sixth 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]

Release and reception

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.[6] Irish music magazine Hot Press featured "Josh Ritter week" with free track downloads from the album, front cover picture, and interviews.[7] Upon its release the album was met with very strong reviews.[8] The Irish Independent called it "Ritter's most intriguing and rewarding album to date, it's easily his most diverse."[9] 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."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Josh Ritter, except "Folk Bloodbath" written by Ritter based on a traditional song by Mississippi John Hurt.

  1. "Curtains" – 0:57
  2. "Change of Time" – 4:04
  3. "The Curse" – 5:03
  4. "Southern Pacifica" – 4:24
  5. "Rattling Locks" – 4:25
  6. "Folk Bloodbath" – 5:16
  7. "Lark" – 3:04
  8. "Lantern" – 5:15
  9. "The Remnant" – 3:56
  10. "See How Man Was Made" – 3:26
  11. "Another New World" – 7:34
  12. "Orbital" – 3:29
  13. "Long Shadows" – 2:20

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Irish Independent Albums Chart[11] 1
US Billboard 200 Albums Chart[12] 41
US Billboard Folk Albums Chart[13] 1

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Production

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=1391 Josh Ritter – News
  2. http://www.joshritter.com/sorunstheworldaway/ Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away
  3. http://www.joshritter.com/music/37 Josh Ritter – Music accessed 7 April 2010
  4. Web site: Hamlet by William Shakespeare: Act 3. Scene II. Online-literature.com.
  5. http://music.barnesandnoble.com/So-Runs-the-World-Away/Josh-Ritter/e/634457524620 Barnes & Noble – Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away
  6. http://larryfire.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/stephen-king-on-the-kindle-and-the-ipad Stephen King on the Kindle and the iPad
  7. Web site: Hot Press launches Josh Ritter week. Hotpress.com.
  8. Web site: Review: Josh Ritter – So Runs The World Away. Innermedia.wordpress.com. April 23, 2010.
  9. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/music/music-josh-ritter-2149517.html
  10. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=37
  11. Web site: Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 29 April 2010. Chart-Track. GfK. January 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235229/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240007&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=17. March 3, 2016. dead.
  12. Billboard 200
  13. http://www.billboard.com/charts/folk-albums Billboard Folk Albums

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