Artist	Song
Josh Ritter	To The Dogs Or Whoever
Josh Ritter	Mind's Eye
Josh Ritter	Girl In The War
Josh Ritter	Come And Find Me
Josh Ritter	Real Long Distance
Josh Ritter	Kathleen
Josh Ritter	Good Man
Josh Ritter	Me & Jiggs
Josh Ritter	Lillian Egypt
Josh Ritter	Snow Is Gone
Josh Ritter	Rumors
Josh Ritter	You've Got The Moon
Josh Ritter	Wolves
Josh Ritter	Monster Ballads
Josh Ritter	Man Burning
Josh Ritter	Golden Age Of Radio
Josh Ritter	Right Moves
Josh Ritter	Roll On
Josh Ritter	In The Dark
Josh Ritter	Open Doors
Josh Ritter	Other Side
Josh Ritter	Bright Smile
Josh Ritter	Wait For Love (You Know You Will)

Comment:

No frills mix here, folks -- nothing rare, nothing live, just the choicest tracks from the four fine studio albums from one of the more intriguing singer-songwriters around today. I'm not a huge fan of the first two, when Ritter was still trying to figure out whether he wanted to be Nick Drake, late 60s/early 70s Dylan, or pre-fame Springsteen. But he made a huge leap with 2006's fine Animal Years album, adding a slightly more rocking edge to his folkie lyricism. And then he put that one to shame with his best one yet, this year's outstanding Historical Conquests, filling out the open spaces with a tasteful 70's classic rock radio sound, kinda like Fleetwood Mac crossed with Bright Eyes. Given the huge leap in the pop quotient, I've got half of that album included here, but mixing things up with the earlier acoustic numbers keeps it varied.

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