Josh Ritter
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Ritter is a renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author. One of today’s most thoughtful and prolific voices, he has released eleven studio albums including 2019’s widely acclaimed,FeverBreaks, of which NPR Music praised, “He remains a hydrant of ideas while embodying an endless capacity for empathy and indignation, often within a single song.”
In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter is also a national best-selling author, having released two novels to date: 2021’sThe Great Glorious Goddamn of It Alland 2011’sBright’s Passage. Releasedto critical attention, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review thatBright’s Passage“shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”
“Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven for loosening his grip, but hishand has never felt surer.”-NPR Music
“Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery.”-The New York Times
“Mysterious, melancholy, melodic…and those are only the M’s.”- Stephen King inEntertainment Weekly