The New York Times: "Through previous albums, his love songs and narratives have grown ever more phantasmagorical, and now he's writing oracular meditations."

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THE ANIMAL YEARS:

ââ¦there is no limit to the depth and ambition of his songs, whether he is confessing a simple crush or following his thoughts on a long, Whitmanesque incantationâ¦â
âThe New York Times

âClose your eyes while listening to parts of Josh Ritter's new CD, The Animal Years, and you could swear you're hearing a young Bob Dylan, or perhaps Bruce Springsteen.â
âNPRâs âMorning Editionâ

ââ¦three-and-half-minute nuggets of transcendental goodness carved from the marrow of lifeâs joys and tribulations.ââDetails

ââ¦Ritterâs most fully realized album yetâ¦ââPaste Magazine

âAs far as Iâm concerned, Josh Ritter is three for three. This singer and songwriter from Moscow, Idaho has released his 3rd CD, its called The Animal Years and its another winner.ââNPRâs âAll Songs Consideredâ

âIt's the folk-rock troubadour's most intensely political, deeply personal, and darkly ambitious disc yet, full to overflowing with mad, whirling rushes of apocalyptic poetry â¦bold statements⦠and stark, solitary moments⦠that showcase the range of
Ritter's gifts.ââThe Boston Globe

ââ¦sumptuous, sweeping arrangements to go along with his ruminative road stories and
stream-of-consciousness, Dylanesque folk.ââEntertainment Weekly

âHow refreshing and inspiring it is to encounter a young artist whose achievements match his ambitions.ââWashington Post

ââ¦The Animal Years is clearly a portrait of an artist coming into his own.â
âHarp Magazine

âWhen people talk about breakthrough albums, this is what they mean.ââThe Onion