User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was recorded in two weeks and was produced with Trina Shoemaker.
Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Record Label: Pytheas Recordings
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Alternative Country-Rock
- More Details and Credits »
Top Track
| Getting Ready to Get Down | |
|---|---|
| Mama got a look at you and got a little worried Papa got a look at you and got a little worried Pastor got a look and said, "Ya'll had better... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
Powered by
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 7 out of 9
-
Mixed: 2 out of 9
-
Negative: 0 out of 9
-
MagnetOct 16, 2015In guitar lines that are jittery with pop portent, hosting a sharp-witted party for nonbelivers everywhere. [No. 125, p.61]
-
MojoOct 28, 2015The recurring hallmark is Ritter's literate storytelling. [Nov 2015, p.94]
-
Oct 16, 2015Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter is moving fast on his eighth album, but he never puts a foot wrong. The 12-track collection, produced by Trina Shoemaker over two weeks in New Orleans, is positively giddy with wordplay.
-
Nov 4, 2015Ritter draws liberally from the well of himself, others and the Bible, and it's a fun ride.
-
Oct 16, 2015Sermon on the Rocks is an album where Josh Ritter allows himself to have some fun while showing that his skills as a songwriter have emerged unscathed after his divorce, and it suggests that his future is as bright as ever.
-
Oct 29, 2015With his latest, Ritter has achieved the near impossible, fully reimagining his own art while still holding close to what's always made him special.
-
Oct 16, 2015It will always be a pleasure to hear Ritter's songs, to spend some time in his warm, rich universe. But he needs a new band, badly.
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 1 out of 1
-
Mixed: 0 out of 1
-
Negative: 0 out of 1
-
Apr 26, 2016
-