Fever Breaks
by Josh Ritter
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. Spassbremse
    Jun 25, 2019
    1
    I've been with Josh since "The Golden Age of Radio", and this album is such a massive disappointment. I thought an album with the poetry of Ritter and the backing of Jason Isbell would just be non-stop magic...but the songwriting is just so flat, uninspired, and completely devoid of anything interesting to say. The music itself is...just okay.

    I just...am so sad that Josh Ritter has lost    I've been with Josh since "The Golden Age of Radio", and this album is such a massive disappointment. I thought an album with the poetry of Ritter and the backing of Jason Isbell would just be non-stop magic...but the songwriting is just so flat, uninspired, and completely devoid of anything interesting to say. The music itself is...just okay.

    I just...am so sad that Josh Ritter has lost his spark for storytelling, but "The Gathering" was pretty bad too, so maybe the writing was on the wall.    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Q Magazine
    May 15, 2019
    80
    Fever Breaks is sharp and lean. [Jul 2019, p.114]
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    May 2, 2019
    80
    Ritter hasn’t just surrounded himself with some of the best musicians in the game for his milestone tenth album, but he’s found a way to reinvent himself while not forgetting where he’s come from. After twenty years, this pillar of Americana folk is as relevant as ever, and sounding better than ever too.
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  3. Mojo
    May 1, 2019
    60
    A career-builder, if not a game-changer. [Jun 2019, p.89]
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