The Entire Animal Years

I didn't listen to much music on my trip, which turned out to be a strangely effective way of discovering what I'm really into these days. There were songs I missed badly, as I was for once out of touch with my "Lightning Blue Eyes" and my Josh Ritter and my one Lavender Diamond song I cannot, for the life of me, stop listening to.

Now that I'm home and listening and not sleeping and probably procrastinating, I'm happy to say that you can listen to the entirety of Josh Ritter's flawless The Animal Years online! Americans, especially, take note, as the album is officially released on Tuesday. People in the rest of the world already have the album and unanimously love it, so don't miss out.

Click here to listen to The Animal Years.

My series on Josh Ritter:

Part I - "Girl in the War"

Part II - "Lillian, Egypt"

Part III - "Thin Blue Flame"

Visit Josh online, check his MySpace for tour dates, and buy The Animal Years. It's lovely.

Oh! Also, check out these tracks from his self-released and self-titled 1999 debut. It's still available, but only online.

Josh Ritter - Beautiful Night [mp3]

Josh Ritter - Leaves and Kings [mp3]

Enjoy!