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Josh Ritter
Daytrotter Session

Album 2010 on Daytrotter label
Rock (Folk Rock, Acoustic, Indie Rock)

MP3s are for free with registration to the Daytrotter website. Lossless format is also available for purchase. Notes on the tracks: Track 2: Original version appears on So Runs The World Away - I wasn't looking for it to happen this way, but a great deal of "So Runs the World Away" focuses on the act of exploration. It's a solitary, often quixotic enterprise and its reward, discovery, is usually double-edged. I'm very proud of this song. Track 3: Original version appears on The Animal Years - Life on the Mississippi is one of the most ruminative, graceful books I've ever read. I like to imagine a monarch somewhere reading Twain's book and imagining what it would be like to live on the river. If he did, this song is what I hope he'd visualize. Track 4: Original version appears on Golden Age Of Radio - Nick Drake was apparently an incredible long distance runner. I've always liked that about him. Track 5: Unreleased - Like "Best for the Best," "Moon River" is a love song to a river. It could be Huck and Jim or it could be Homecoming Weekend, but either way, the mood is bittersweet. This song has been caught beneath a mountain of cheese, but if you can look beneath there is a gorgeous number in there. Track 6: Original version appears on The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter - This song is about two lovers in a missile silo. I wanted to write a song that proved that the story of the Garden of Eden didn't need God in it to remain an important, relevant story. Track 7: Original version appears on So Runs The World Away - "So Runs The World Away" started coming together as an album when I wrote this one. I read once that the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids in imitation of the rays of the sun. I like that a lot.

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