Josh Ritter released his latest today. "The Beast in Its Tracks" is almost an overtly personalized memoir of his divorce. Of course, he did meet someone new. This is a great anecdote:
He's already tested many of the songs live and says "New Lover" is probably his favorite right now to play live. It's a song about the demise of his marriage and the excitement of meeting someone new with the lyrics: "I've got a new lover now/I know that she's not mine/I only want to hold her/I don't need to read her mind/And she only looks like you when she's in a certain light."
"I have my own secret favorites that I love," Ritter said of his entire music catalog. "I never remember where I had been when I was writing a song. But I do remember those moments where I really feel like I got this thing right in my own mind, and I'm always proud of those moments -- more than any particular song."I'm a huge fan of the Cave Singers, and I'm looking forward to seeing them at the Rock & Roll Hotel next month. A few early reviews I spotted online are mediocre. But I don't hear these Fleet Foxes knockoffs they claim, and I really love the campfire, outdoors, roots folk of their albums. Just my preference. More once I listen to it a few more times!
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