So Runs the World Away

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So Runs the World Away
So Runs The World Away (Josh Ritter) cover.jpg
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
Label Pytheas Recordings
Producer Sam 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

So Runs the World Away is the sixth 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]

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Music CycleStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
TheMusicCourtStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [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

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  2. ↑ Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (primary source)
  3. ↑ Josh Ritter – Music accessed 7 April 2010 Archived April 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (primary source)
  4. ↑ "Hamlet by William Shakespeare: Act 3. Scene II". Online-literature.com.
  5. ↑ Barnes & Noble – Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away (primary source)
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  8. ↑ Hann, Michael (April 29, 2010). "The Guardian review". Theguardian.com. London.
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