So Runs the World Away

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]

So Runs the World Away
Studio album by
Josh Ritter
ReleasedApril 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) (Record Store Day)
May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
RecordedThe Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre
Length53:39
LabelPytheas Recordings
ProducerSam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
Live at the 9:30 Club
(2008)		 So Runs the World Away
(2010)		 To the Yet Unknowing World
(2011)
Singles from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
  1. "Change of Time"
    Released: February 8, 2010

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
  • Produced by Sam Kassirer
  • Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonsfield, Maine, from August 2008 to October 2009
  • Mixed by Brandon Eggleston at Secret Society, Portland, Oregon
  • Engineered by Sam Kassirer, Brandon Eggleston and Dan Cardinal
  • Additional recording by Jim Smith at Saltlands Studio, Brooklyn, New York, and by Austin Nevins at Austin's Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering

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. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. 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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