The Animal Years par Josh Ritter - DeepRiffs

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Idaho-bred singer/songwriter Josh Ritter's V2 Records debut follows in the footsteps of 2003's Hello Starling only in instrumentation. While he retains his literate tongue and expressive voice, there is far less humor on Animal Years than on his previous two outings. Producer Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse) keeps Animal Years intimate but transient, like a circus train crawling through a small town on a busy Saturday afternoon. Essentially built around two startlingly affecting diatribes on the war in Iraq, Ritter utilizes the voices of Peter and Paul, as well as Laurel & Hardy, to eke some kind of explanation from both the Administration and the Creator. The first, the deceptively sweet-sounding "Girl in the War," threatens "The angels fly around in there, but we can't see them/I got a girl in the war, Paul I know that they can hear me yell/If they can't find a way to help her they can go to Hell." The second, "Thin Blue Flame," is a nearly ten-minute rant that follows the Velvet Underground "Heroin" arc of tinder to spark to full-on blaze in a way that hasn't worked for anyone in a long time, but most certainly does here. The other cuts never reach the same heights, but standouts such as "Wolves," with its sunrise gallop and "Whole of the Moon"-era Waterboys piano, and the languid "Monster Ballads" soar only inches beneath them. [A Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition of Animal Years was reissued in 2011 that included a bonus disc featuring Ritter performing the entire album acoustic. It also included four live B-sides, two videos, and new liner notes from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Ricks.]
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1. Girl In The War

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

2. Wolves

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

3. Monster Ballads

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

4. Lillian, Egypt

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

5. Idaho

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

6. In The Dark

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

7. One More Mouth

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

8. Good Man

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

9. Best For The Best

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

10. Thin Blue Flame

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

11. Here At The Right Time

par Josh Ritter

Artiste Principal: Josh Ritter; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Josh Ritter; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Josh Ritter; Autre

Spécifications techniques

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Titres

11 titres disponibles

Type

ALBUM

Format

Médias numériques

Durée

49 minutes et 22 secondes

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Aucun

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16bit / 44.1 kHz

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Paroles synchronisées

9/11 titres ont des paroles synchronisées

Genres

Pop/Rock, Chanteur et auteur-compositeur, Alternatif pour adultes, Pays, Country alternatif, Folk contemporain, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter

Label

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

Service de distribution de musique

Inconnu

Pays

États-Unis

Langue

Anglais (États-Unis)

Popularité

Date de sortie

31 déc. 2005

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Disponible

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