The Beast in Its Tracks

The Beast in Its Tracks
Studio album by Josh Ritter
Released March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Recorded The Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre
Length 43:22
Label Pytheas Recordings
Producer Sam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
Bringing in the Darlings
(2012)Bringing in the Darlings2012		 The Beast in its Tracks
(2013)		 Josh Ritter – Acoustic Live Vol. 1: Somerville Theater/Somerville, Mass
(2015)Josh Ritter – Acoustic Live Vol. 1: Somerville Theater/Somerville, Mass2015
Singles from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
  1. "Joy to You Baby"
    Released: December 11, 2012
  2. "Hopeful"
    Released: June 25, 201
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Independent[4]
Pop Matters[5]

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.

  1. "Third Arm" — 0:47
  2. "Evil Eye" — 2:37
  3. "A Certain Light" — 2:48
  4. "Hopeful" — 4:25
  5. "Nightmares" — 3:39
  6. "New Lover" — 4:25
  7. "Heart's Ease" — 3:21
  8. "In Your Arms Again" — 3:15
  9. "The Appleblossom Rag" — 4:27
  10. "Bonfire" — 2:51
  11. "In Your Arms Awhile" — 2:03
  12. "Joy to You Baby" — 4:40
  13. "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

  1. ↑ The Beast in Its Tracks by Josh Ritter, retrieved 2018-01-12
  2. ↑ "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  3. ↑ Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "The Guardian review". London.
  4. ↑ Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "The Independent review". London.
  5. ↑ "Pop Matters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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