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The Beast in Its Tracks

April 13, 2024

The Beast in Its Tracks is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on March 5, 2013.[1]

The Beast in Its Tracks
Studio album by
Josh Ritter
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
RecordedThe Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre
Length43:22
LabelPytheas Recordings
ProducerSam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
Bringing in the Darlings
(2012) 		The Beast in Its Tracks
(2013) 		Josh Ritter – Acoustic Live Vol. 1: Somerville Theater/Somerville, Mass
(2015)
Singles from The Beast in Its Tracks
  1. "Joy to You Baby"
    Released: December 11, 2012
  2. "Hopeful"
    Released: June 25, 2013

Background and production edit

On April 17, 2010, American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter released his sixth full-length studio album, So Runs the World Away. This was followed by a live album, Live at The Iveagh Gardens, in December 2011, as well as two extended plays, To the Yet Unknowing World (2011) and Bringing in the Darlings (2012).

The album was written and recorded over a period of 18 months, with much of the initial material discarded. Ritter says that, "The first couple months after everything came crashing down, I was so filled with rage and manic energy. I wanted to record," but that the songs that came out of that period were "forced".[2]

Ritter recorded the album at The Great North Sound Society in Maine with producer Sam Kassirer, who started working with the artist on 2007's The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, and who also played keyboard in Ritter's Royal City Band.[3] Ritter credits Kassirer with helping him achieve catharsis, saying that he was putting too much pressure on himself at the start of the recording process, and that Kassirer said, "We're going to put a microphone in front of you, record it, and get it all out there. Don't worry about what you want to cut."[4]

Themes and composition edit

The Beast in Its Tracks has been compared to Beck's 2002 album Sea Change, also inspired by the end of a long-term relationship, and Bob Dylan's autobiographical Blood on the Tracks.[5] Ritter, who had previously shied away from writing autobiographical music, told CBS News that, when his marriage fell apart, he felt as if he had no choice but to write about it, saying, "I owed myself to put the songs on the record and I owe myself to sing them."[6] He described his method of composition as "writing things down as they were happening."[7]

Ritter made a conscious decision not to listen to other breakup albums while writing Beast, telling Erin Lyndal Martin of PopMatters that it was too painful to listen to many of the songs he used to love.[8]

Ritter wrote an open letter to his fans, detailing his personal life throughout the time period where Beast was written.[9]

Release and promotion edit

Ritter announced the album, as well as the details of a 2013 North American tour, on December 11, 2012.[10] As part of the album announcement, Ritter released the first single from The Beast in Its Tracks, "Joy to You Baby".[11]

The Beast in Its Tracks debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 for the week of March 23, 2013.[12] The following week, it dropped down to No. 66.[13] The album also had strong showings on the Americana/Folk Albums Billboard chart, where it spent 11 weeks and peaked at No. 3 on March 23;[14] and the Top Rock Albums chart, where it spent two weeks and peaked at No. 8.[15] Internationally, The Beast in Its Tracks also appeared on the Belgian and Dutch charts, spending one week at No. 191 and No. 98, respectively.[16]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [18]
American Songwriter     [19]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[20]
Exclaim!7/10[21]
The Guardian     [22]
The Independent(favorable)[23]
Pitchfork68/100[24]
PopMatters8/10[25]

The Beast in Its Tracks was released to a positive reception from music critics. Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, gave the album an average score of 78, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[17]

Stephen Thompson of NPR said that the album "mostly hovers in a fascinating spot" somewhere between the pain of divorce and the joy of a new relationship.[26]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Josh Ritter

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:43:22

Personnel edit

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "iTunes – Music – The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Vrabel, Jeff (June 19, 2013). "Singer Josh Ritter talks about harnessing the heartbreak of divorce for 'Beast In Its Tracks'". The Island Packet. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Reed, James (March 2, 2013). "Kassirer's ear for Americana's future". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Palmer, Brian (April 18, 2013). "Josh Ritter works through his divorce on his deeply personal new album "The Beast in Its Tracks"". Isthmus. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Hughes, Christopher (May 15, 2013). "Q&A: Josh Ritter, the New Face of Folk". Boston Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Moraski, Lauren (March 5, 2013). "Josh Ritter opens his heart on "The Beast in Its Tracks"". CBS News. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Doole, Kerry (March 18, 2013). "Josh Ritter Talks 'The Beast in Its Tracks,' Sheds Light on Second Novel". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Martin, Erin Lyndal (June 4, 2013). ""I Could See Where the River Was Flowing": An Interview with Josh Ritter". PopMatters. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ . Sacks & Co. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Geslani, Michelle (December 11, 2012). "Josh Ritter announces new album, The Beast In Its Tracks". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Hudson, Alex (December 11, 2012). "Josh Ritter Announces 'The Beast in Its Tracks' LP, Books North American Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Josh Ritter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart (Week of March 30, 2013)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Josh Ritter Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Josh Ritter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Josh Ritter – The Beast In Its Tracks". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Beast in Its Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Beast in Its Tracks – Josh Ritter". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  19. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (April 3, 2013). . American Songwriter. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Reed, James (March 5, 2013). "Josh Ritter, 'The Beast in Its Tracks'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  21. ^ Doole, Kerry (March 4, 2013). "Josh Ritter The Beast in its Tracks". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  22. ^ Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "Josh Ritter: The Beast in Its Tracks – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  23. ^ Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "Album: Josh Ritter, The Beast in its Tracks (Yep Roc)". The Independent. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  24. ^ Duesner, Stephen (March 5, 2013). "Josh Ritter: The Beast in Its Tracks Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  25. ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (March 6, 2013). "Josh Ritter: The Beast in Its Tracks". PopMatters. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  26. ^ Thompson, Stephen (February 24, 2013). "First Listen: Josh Ritter, 'The Beast In Its Tracks'". NPR Music. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "Top Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

External links edit

  • Josh Ritter official website
  • Lyrics

April 13, 2024
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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 1 The Beast in Its TracksStudio album by Josh RitterReleasedMarch 5 2013 2013 03 05 RecordedThe Great North Sound Society MaineSaltlands Studios Brooklyn New York United StatesGenreFolk rock AmericanaLength43 22LabelPytheas RecordingsProducerSam KassirerJosh Ritter chronologyBringing in the Darlings 2012 The Beast in Its Tracks 2013 Josh Ritter Acoustic Live Vol 1 Somerville Theater Somerville Mass 2015 Singles from The Beast in Its Tracks Joy to You Baby Released December 11 2012 Hopeful Released June 25 2013 Contents 1 Background and production 2 Themes and composition 3 Release and promotion 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 References 9 External linksBackground and production editOn April 17 2010 American singer songwriter Josh Ritter released his sixth full length studio album So Runs the World Away This was followed by a live album Live at The Iveagh Gardens in December 2011 as well as two extended plays To the Yet Unknowing World 2011 and Bringing in the Darlings 2012 The album was written and recorded over a period of 18 months with much of the initial material discarded Ritter says that The first couple months after everything came crashing down I was so filled with rage and manic energy I wanted to record but that the songs that came out of that period were forced 2 Ritter recorded the album at The Great North Sound Society in Maine with producer Sam Kassirer who started working with the artist on 2007 s The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter and who also played keyboard in Ritter s Royal City Band 3 Ritter credits Kassirer with helping him achieve catharsis saying that he was putting too much pressure on himself at the start of the recording process and that Kassirer said We re going to put a microphone in front of you record it and get it all out there Don t worry about what you want to cut 4 Themes and composition editThe Beast in Its Tracks has been compared to Beck s 2002 album Sea Change also inspired by the end of a long term relationship and Bob Dylan s autobiographical Blood on the Tracks 5 Ritter who had previously shied away from writing autobiographical music told CBS News that when his marriage fell apart he felt as if he had no choice but to write about it saying I owed myself to put the songs on the record and I owe myself to sing them 6 He described his method of composition as writing things down as they were happening 7 Ritter made a conscious decision not to listen to other breakup albums while writing Beast telling Erin Lyndal Martin of PopMatters that it was too painful to listen to many of the songs he used to love 8 Ritter wrote an open letter to his fans detailing his personal life throughout the time period where Beast was written 9 Release and promotion editRitter announced the album as well as the details of a 2013 North American tour on December 11 2012 10 As part of the album announcement Ritter released the first single from The Beast in Its Tracks Joy to You Baby 11 The Beast in Its Tracks debuted at No 22 on the Billboard 200 for the week of March 23 2013 12 The following week it dropped down to No 66 13 The album also had strong showings on the Americana Folk Albums Billboard chart where it spent 11 weeks and peaked at No 3 on March 23 14 and the Top Rock Albums chart where it spent two weeks and peaked at No 8 15 Internationally The Beast in Its Tracks also appeared on the Belgian and Dutch charts spending one week at No 191 and No 98 respectively 16 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 17 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 The Boston Globe favorable 20 Exclaim 7 10 21 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 The Independent favorable 23 Pitchfork68 100 24 PopMatters8 10 25 The Beast in Its Tracks was released to a positive reception from music critics Review aggregator Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications gave the album an average score of 78 indicating generally favourable reviews 17 Stephen Thompson of NPR said that the album mostly hovers in a fascinating spot somewhere between the pain of divorce and the joy of a new relationship 26 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Josh RitterNo TitleLength1 Third Arm 0 472 Evil Eye 2 373 A Certain Light 2 484 Hopeful 4 255 Nightmares 3 396 New Lover 4 257 Heart s Ease 3 218 In Your Arms Again 3 159 The Appleblossom Rag 4 2710 Bonfire 2 5111 In Your Arms Awhile 2 0312 Joy to You Baby 4 4013 Lights 4 02Total length 43 22Personnel editJosh Ritter and the Royal City Band Josh Ritter vocals guitar vacuum cleaner on In Your Arms Again Liam Hurley drums percussion vocals on Hopeful and In Your Arms Awhile Sam Kassirer keyboards percussion Josh Kaufman guitar bass guitar percussion on Evil Eye vocals on Hopeful and In Your Arms Awhile Additional musicians Zack Hickman guitar on Heart s Ease Austin Nevins guitar on Heart s Ease Production Sam Kassirer producer engineer mixing Erik Hischmann assistant engineer Jeff Lipton mastering Maria Rice assistant mastering engineerCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2013 PeakpositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 16 191Dutch Albums MegaCharts 16 98US Billboard 200 12 22US Americana Folk Albums Billboard 14 3US Rock Albums Billboard 15 8 Year end charts edit Chart 2013 PositionUS Americana Folk Albums Billboard 27 28References edit iTunes Music The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter Itunes apple com March 5 2013 Retrieved November 9 2013 Vrabel Jeff June 19 2013 Singer Josh Ritter talks about harnessing the heartbreak of divorce for Beast In Its Tracks The Island Packet Retrieved February 21 2021 Reed James March 2 2013 Kassirer s ear for Americana s future The Boston Globe Retrieved February 21 2021 Palmer Brian April 18 2013 Josh Ritter works through his divorce on his deeply personal new album The Beast in Its Tracks Isthmus Retrieved February 21 2021 Hughes Christopher May 15 2013 Q amp A Josh Ritter the New Face of Folk Boston Magazine Retrieved February 21 2021 Moraski Lauren March 5 2013 Josh Ritter opens his heart on The Beast in Its Tracks CBS News Retrieved February 21 2021 Doole Kerry March 18 2013 Josh Ritter Talks The Beast in Its Tracks Sheds Light on Second Novel Exclaim Retrieved February 21 2021 Martin Erin Lyndal June 4 2013 I Could See Where the River Was Flowing An Interview with Josh Ritter PopMatters Retrieved February 21 2021 Josh Ritter Sacks amp Co Archived from the original on June 1 2013 Retrieved February 21 2021 Geslani Michelle December 11 2012 Josh Ritter announces new album The Beast In Its Tracks Consequence of Sound Retrieved February 21 2021 Hudson Alex December 11 2012 Josh Ritter Announces The Beast in Its Tracks LP Books North American Tour Exclaim Retrieved February 21 2021 a b Josh Ritter Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved February 21 2021 Billboard 200 Chart Week of March 30 2013 Billboard Retrieved February 21 2021 a b Josh Ritter Chart History Americana Folk Albums Billboard Retrieved February 21 2021 a b Josh Ritter Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved February 21 2021 a b c Josh Ritter The Beast In Its Tracks ultratop be in Dutch Retrieved February 21 2021 a b Critic Reviews for The Beast in Its Tracks Metacritic Retrieved February 21 2021 Monger James Christopher The Beast in Its Tracks Josh Ritter AllMusic Retrieved April 25 2021 Bernstein Jonathan April 3 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast In Its Tracks American Songwriter Archived from the original on April 28 2016 Retrieved February 21 2021 Reed James March 5 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast in Its Tracks The Boston Globe Retrieved February 21 2021 Doole Kerry March 4 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast in its Tracks Exclaim Retrieved February 21 2021 Costa Maddy February 28 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast in Its Tracks review The Guardian Retrieved February 21 2021 Richman Simmy March 3 2013 Album Josh Ritter The Beast in its Tracks Yep Roc The Independent Retrieved February 21 2021 Duesner Stephen March 5 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast in Its Tracks Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved February 21 2021 Gilstrap Andrew March 6 2013 Josh Ritter The Beast in Its Tracks PopMatters Retrieved February 21 2021 Thompson Stephen February 24 2013 First Listen Josh Ritter The Beast In Its Tracks NPR Music Retrieved February 21 2021 Top Americana Folk Albums Year End 2013 Billboard Retrieved February 21 2021 External links editJosh Ritter official website Lyrics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Beast in Its Tracks amp oldid 1199782810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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