The Beast in Its Tracks

The Beast in Its Tracks is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on March 5, 2013.[6]

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 Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
  1. "Joy to You Baby"
    Released: December 11, 2012
  2. "Hopeful"
    Released: June 25, 201
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Independent[4]
Pop Matters[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Ritter.

  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

Personnel

Musicians
  • Josh Ritter – vocals, guitar (on all tracks except 4, 6, 12 and 13), vacuum cleaner (on track 8)
  • Liam Hurley – drums (on tracks 4, 10, 12 and 13), percussion (on tracks 6, 8 and 11), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
  • Sam Kassirer – keyboards (on all tracks except 1, 7 and 9), percussion (on tracks 2, 6, 10 and 13)
  • Josh Kaufman – guitar (on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13), electric guitar (on tracks 7 and 11), bass (on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13), percussion (on track 2), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)

Additional musicians
  • Zack Hickman – guitar (on track 7)
  • Austin Nevins – guitar (on track 7)

Production
  • Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonfield, Maine, 2011–2012
  • Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Sam Kassirer
  • Assistant Engineer: Erik Hischmann
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
  • Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice

References
  1. The Beast in Its Tracks by Josh Ritter, retrieved January 12, 2018
  2. "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  3. Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "The Guardian review". London.
  4. Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "The Independent review". London.
  5. "Pop Matters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. "iTunes – Music – The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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