So Runs the World Away

So Runs the World Away is the sixth full-length 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]

So Runs the World Away
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
LabelPytheas Recordings
ProducerSam 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

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
The Music Cycle[7]
The Guardian[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Spectrum Culture[10]
Spin Magazine[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]
TheMusicCourt[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
  • Josh Ritter – vocals and guitars, violin
  • Zack Hickman – double bass, electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar, omnichord, vibraphone, organ, bass clarinet, percussion, euphonium
  • Austin Nevins – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, e-bow, lap steel, glockenspiel, banjo, mando guitar, baritone ukulele, percussion
  • Liam Hurley – drums, percussion
  • Sam Kassirer — electric piano, piano, organs, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, samples

Additional musicians

Production
  • Produced by Sam Kassirer
  • Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonsfield, Maine, from August 2008 to October 2009
  • Mixed by Brandon Eggleston at Secret Society, Portland, Oregon
  • Engineered by Sam Kassirer, Brandon Eggleston and Dan Cardinal
  • Additional recording by Jim Smith at Saltlands Studio, Brooklyn, New York, and by Austin Nevins at Austin's Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering

References
  1. Josh Ritter – News Archived March 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (primary source)
  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. Online Literature – Hamlet
  5. Barnes & Noble – Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away (primary source)
  6. Monger, James Christopher. "So Runs the World Away – Overview". Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  7. "The Music Cycle review".
  8. Hann, Michael (April 29, 2010). "The Guardian review". London.
  9. "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. May 3, 2010.
  10. "Spectrum Culture review". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.
  11. "Spin Magazine review". May 4, 2010.
  12. "Sputnikmusic review".
  13. "Josh Ritter's Other New World". May 7, 2010.
  14. Stephen King on the Kindle and the iPad April 5, 2010, accessed April 17, 2010
  15. "Hot Press launches Josh Ritter week".
  16. Inner Ear Media Review April 23, 2010,, accessed April 23, 2010
  17. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/music/music-josh-ritter-2149517.html The Independent
  18. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=37 National Public Radio
  19. "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 29 April 2010". Chart-Track. GfK. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  20. Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010,.
  21. Billboard Folk Albums. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2010,.
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