Ironically, most of what you hear on the album will rattle your intellect, and make you really think about what he’s saying before you firmly grasp the concept of each song.

Words you find yourself in a world of extended metaphors and historical references. Īs you touch the surface of the cd, you reach Girl in the War which opens with clean guitar soon followed by Josh Ritter’s’ clean and improved vocals, and as you engulf into the Thus my venture from my primary music interests has led me to an amazing song-writer and an amazing album, I present The Animal Years. His style is a borderline linear, but he also maintains to amend many different themes to it. Josh Ritter has released three albums prior to this, and has one after. This album, titled The Animal Years was released in 2006, produced by Brian Deck, and was held by V2 records. Josh Ritter was the one who really opened my eyes and got me into Folk music. Soon after my department I discovered Bob Dylan, Dustin Kensrue and Josh Ritter. Recently, veering from my normal routine in music, I’ve ventured far off into the Folk world.

Review Summary: Happy, sad, thoughtful, or mindless pick it up and give it a listen, you won’t be disappointed.

Elliott smith either or mediafire