B-Side of the Week: Josh Ritter

Found this non-album track from Josh Ritter's latest, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, on a random compilation disc included with another order. Turns out it's also included on a bonus EP with copies of his new disc.

Josh Ritter - Wildfires

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Check out the archived B-Side Of The Week posts by clicking the label "B-Side Of The Week" below and the link on the right side of the page under 'Return To Oblivion'.

Matthew Good covers Josh Ritter

I found this little gem while trolling the 'internets' last night. Matthew Good, one of my favorite musicians, did a live acoustic cover of Josh Ritter's fantastic tune "Girl In The War", the lead track from last year's The Animal Years. Good is set to release a new album early this summer, and he will do an acoustic tour in Canada to support it. Guess I know what part of my summer plans will be.

Matthew Good - "Girl In The War (live acoustic)"

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Monday Morning Live: Josh Ritter

This morning's feature is Josh Ritter performing the epic "Thin Blue Flame" from his LP The Animal Years.

Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame (live)"

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"

Josh Ritter - NPR Live Performances 2006

At the end of each year, a few friends and I exchange mixes comprised of some of our favorite tunes from the past year. Josh Ritter's 2006 release, The Animal Years, missed my radar in '06, but the sensational "Girl In The War" from said album appeared on a friend's compilation. After hearing the song I had to run out a grab the record right away. Ritter performed a bunch of tunes from the new record on NPR's 'World Cafe Live' and 'In Performance' during '06, and I've compiled them for you here.

Josh Ritter
NPR Live Performances '06

Girl In The War
Wolves
Monster Ballads
Idaho
In The Dark
Good Man
Thin Blue Flame
Here At The Right Time

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