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Golden Age of Radio

by Josh Ritter

Released
January 22, 2002
Published
10 months ago
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Album review

This scruffy, well-traveled, literate Rhode Islander recalls the desultory whispers of Nick Drake, the ragged tunefulness of Ryan Adams, and the natural wit of a young John Prine. He may come off as a slacker, painting his name on water towers and jamming to Townes Van Zandt on the porch, but his lyrical skills, unpretentiously poetic and refreshingly concise, suggest a purposefulness that's deeper than just folksy charm. Within the sparest musical framework--fingerpicked guitar, whirling organ, lo-fi drums, some bass--Ritter evokes a delicately dense romanticism that's more on edge than earnest. "This world must be frightening," he sings, "everybody's on the run/but I can't leave this world behind." There's quiet wisdom in Ritter's world; fans of post-Dylan singer-songwriters will want to listen close. --Roy Kasten

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Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976 to two neuroscientists. Josh bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country. Josh started at Oberlin College with the intent to follow in his parents' scientist footsteps, but instead discovered songwriting, a...

Track list

  1. Come and Find Me
  2. Me Me and Jiggs
  3. You've Got the Moon
  4. Lawrence, KS
  5. Anne
  6. Roll On
  7. Leaving
  8. Other Side
  9. Harrisburg
  10. Drive Away
  11. Golden Age of Radio
  12. Song for the Fireflies