So Runs the World Away

So Runs the World Away
Studio album by Josh Ritter
Released April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) (Record Store Day)
May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
Recorded The Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre
Length 53:39
Label Pytheas Recordings
Producer Sam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
Live at the 9:30 Club
(2008)Live at the 9:30 Club2008		 So Runs the World Away
(2010)		 To the Yet Unknowing World
(2011)To the Yet Unknowing World2011
Singles from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
  1. "Change of Time"
    Released: February 8, 2010

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]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

  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[19] 1
US Billboard 200 Albums Chart[20] 41
US Billboard Folk Albums Chart[21] 1

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ↑ Josh Ritter - News Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. (primary source)
  2. ↑ Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. (primary source)
  3. ↑ Josh Ritter - Music accessed 7 April 2010 Archived 15 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. (primary source)
  4. ↑ Online Literature - Hamlet
  5. ↑ Barnes & Noble - Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away (primary source)
  6. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "So Runs the World Away - Overview". Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Music Cycle review".
  8. ↑ Hann, Michael (April 29, 2010). "The Guardian review". London.
  9. ↑ "Slant Magazine review".
  10. ↑ "Spectrum Culture review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  11. ↑ "Spin Magazine review".
  12. ↑ "Sputnikmusic review".
  13. ↑ "Josh Ritter's Other New World".
  14. ↑ Stephen King on the Kindle and the iPad 5 April 2010, accessed 2010-04-17
  15. ↑ http://www.hotpress.com/news/6441939.html
  16. ↑ Inner Ear Media Review 23 April 2010, accessed 2010-04-23
  17. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/music/music-josh-ritter-2149517.html The Independent
  18. ↑ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=37 National Public Radio
  19. ↑ "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 29 April 2010". Chart-Track. GfK. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  20. ↑ Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  21. ↑ Billboard Folk Albums. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
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