The Beast in Its Tracks

The Beast in Its Tracks
Studio album by Josh Ritter
Released	March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Recorded	The Great North Sound Society, Maine Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre	Folk rock
Length	43:22
Label	Pytheas Recordings
Producer	Sam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
So Runs the World Away (2010) The Beast in its Tracks (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
American Songwriter	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
The Independent	[3]
Pop Matters	[4]

The Beast in Its Tracks is the seventh full-length studio album, by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on March 5, 2013.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Ritter.

1. "Third Arm" — 0:47
2. "Evil Eye" — 2:37
3. "A Certain Light" — 2:48
4. "Hopeful" — 4:25
5. "Nightmares" — 3:39
6. "New Lover" — 4:25
7. "Heart's Ease" — 3:21
8. "In Your Arms Again" — 3:15
9. "The Appleblossom Rag" — 4:27
10. "Bonfire" — 2:51
11. "In Your Arms Awhile" — 2:03
12. "Joy to You Baby" — 4:40
13. "Lights" — 4:02

Personnel

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Musicians

• Josh Ritter — vocals, guitar (on all tracks except 4, 6, 12 and 13), vacuum cleaner (on track 8)
• Zackariah Hickman — guitar (on track 7)
• Austin Nevins — guitar (on track 7)
• Liam Hurley — drums (on tracks 4, 10, 12 and 13), percussion (on tracks 6, 8 and 11), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
• Sam Kassirer — keyboards (on all tracks except 1, 7 and 9), percussion (on tracks 2, 6, 10 and 13)
• Josh Kaufman - guitar (on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13), electric guitar (on tracks 7 and 11), bass (on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13), percussion (on track 2), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)

Production

• Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonfield, Maine, 2011-2012
• Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Sam Kassirer
• Assistant Engineer: Erik Hischmann
• Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
• Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice

References