Josh Ritter - Hello Starling
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Artist: Josh RitterEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-01-06
Music Label: MSI:V2
Soundtracks:
- Bright Smile
- Kathleen
- You Don't Make It Easy Babe
- Man Burning
- Rainslicker
- Wings
- California
- Snow Is Gone
- Bone Of Songs
- Baby Taht's Not All
- Bad Actress
Description of Hello Starling
Josh Ritter's second catalog re-issue! Like Golden Age Of Radio (re-issued early in 2009), Ritter's 2003 recording Hello Starling has been drastically improved. The updated version now includes a BONUS cd, featuring Josh performing the ENTIRE ALBUM solo acoustic, plus four LIVE b-sides. The acoustic album was recorded for this re-issue in 2008, so these recordings have not been previously released. Fans of Josh treasure the acoustic versions of his songs because they often provide a vastly different perspective on the music. The success of The Golden Age Of Radio reissue is tangible proof of the demand for this repertoire. Both CDs are housed in a gorgeous tri-fold cardboard sleeve, with NEW artwork and liner notes by Dennis Lehane (author of The Given Day and Mystic River)Ritter's literate, highly romantic brand of folk has gained him attention on both sides of the Atlantic. Hello Starling, his third album, sees him pushing the boat out further and trying to move beyond the evident influence of Bob Dylan. It doesn't always work: the up-tempo "Kathleen" and "Man Burning," with their swirling organs, clearly carry the mark of Zimmerman, as does the soft and heartfelt "You Don't Make It Easy Babe," a troubled ode to a troubling girl. But this doesn't necessarily matter. Ritter's vocal performances may lack the intensity and weight of Dylan or Leonard Cohen (an equally heavy influence, most evidently on the track "Wings"), but he has a charm and lightness of touch that will endear him to many. Beyond this, it's a real joy to hear a musician attempting ambitious narratives ("Wings," "Bone of Song") where many singer-songwriters cower cravenly behind impressionistic cut-up techniques or, worse still, spatter us with self-obsessed drivel. Perhaps a few albums on, Ritter will truly find his own voice and be considered a real find. --Dominic Wills
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