The Beast in Its Tracks

The Beast in Its Tracks
Studio album by Josh Ritter
Released	March 5, 2013
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) Sermon on the Rocks (2015)

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

1. "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
2. Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "The Guardian review". London.
3. Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "The Independent review". London.
4. "Pop Matters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
5. "iTunes - Music - The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
6. "The Beast in Its Tracks | Josh Ritter". Joshritter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09.