Ah, new Josh Ritter has graced us. I couldn’t be happier to hear new music from my boy, Josh!! I didn’t even notice that Josh had a new song out until I read it over at Some Velvet Blog. He is undoubtedly the most underrated musician in the world right now. Album after album, song after song, Josh has been putting out amazing music that deserves to be noticed on a much bigger scale. Get the word out guys!!!
His new album is called So Runs The World Away, and it is due out on May 4th. He gave us “Change Of Time”, a song from the album, for free download and it is amazing. It has all the makings of a fantastic Josh Ritter song, great lyrics, comforting strumming of an acoustic guitar, and a fitting background full of backing female vocals at the end. Josh Ritter does folk rock justice again!
Josh posted the following message to his fans on his website about the new album:
Hello All!
“So Runs the World Away” took me over a year to make.
I’m proud of the fact that I’ve never recorded a song for a record that
I didn’t believe in absolutely and that didn’t feel, in its writing, recording, and performance,
like a moment of real inspiration. I love the songs on this record so much, and my thanks
go to my incredible and talented band, my family, and my family of listeners
wherever they may be in this fast-spinning world.All my very best, and see you soon!
Josh
Download the song with the link below, or just hit play
[mp3] : Josh Ritter – Change Of Time
Josh’s show at Town Hall on May 20th sold out, so good for Josh! He added another show on May 19th, which will go on sale Friday at noon. Buy the tickets here. I think I am going to try and scrimp some money together and get to one of his shows. I would really love to see this fella live! I feel like it would be a magical show. I posted his tour dates below. He will be backed by the Royal City Band.
May 7 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
May 8 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 10 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
May 11 Durham, NC Carolina Theater
May 15 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 19 & 20 New York, NY Town Hall
