Josh Ritter - Gathering (2017) {Limited Deluxe Edition}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 549 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 227 Mb
Full Scans ~ 227 Mb | 00:50:31 + 00:43:16 | RAR 5% Recovery
Folk / Folk Rock / Alternative Country / Americana / Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter
Pytheas Recordings #CD-PYTH-011
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 549 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 227 Mb
Full Scans ~ 227 Mb | 00:50:31 + 00:43:16 | RAR 5% Recovery
Folk / Folk Rock / Alternative Country / Americana / Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter
Pytheas Recordings #CD-PYTH-011
In an essay penned for NPR in advance of the release of his ninth studio long-player, Josh Ritter said of creating Gathering: "I had that feeling you get when the sky is suddenly dark before a summer storm; the thunder heads looming at the edge of the fields, the birds quiet. The smell of the gathering electricity in the atmosphere, the certainty of lightning." It's an apt summation of this 12-track set, which eases the listener in with a balmy, a cappella country-gospel opener ("Shaker Love Song [Leah]"), before letting the clouds open up with the one-two punch of "Showboat," a soulful and self-effacing countrypolitan rocker that sounds like a funked-up version of Glen Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind," and "Friendamine," an affable, country-blues boogie with an out-of-nowhere backwards organ solo.