Listen to Americana music by Josh Ritter with this video of a recent acoustic performance for his latest album Gathering. He starts his tour with The Royal City Band this Sunday in Dallas, and will be here at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on January 12, 2018.
Video
Just a few days before his new album Gathering was released, Josh Ritter performed for The Current (89.3) and 75 lucky fans, packed into the basement of The Turf Club (aka The Clown Lounge), Saint Paul, Minnesota. He performed songs with bassist Zachariah Hickman from ‘Gathering’ and a few standout tracks from his catalog, in an uplifting and spirited performance.
Full MicroShow performance for The Current (89.3) – 44 min 49 sec
Songs
These are the songs performed in the video with their start times.
0:20 Feels Like Lightning
4:08 Showboat
8:15 Train Go By
13:10 Dreams
19:30 Thunderbolt's Goodnight
23:28 Oh Lord, Part 3
27:20 I Can't Believe We Were Ever Strangers
31:30 Henrietta, Indiana
35:05 When Will I Be Changed?
40:45 Getting Ready to Get Down
Playlist
Here is my playlist of his songs.
Josh Ritter (Playlist) – 56 songs, 3 hr 29 min
Listen to more of his music at my Josh Ritter post with additional albums, videos, and links. I will update my music post to include the new video.
Listen to Americana music by Josh Ritter on his 9th album Gathering that was just released yesterday.
“Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer.” – NPR
“Midway between the country, gospel and soul camps, with thickly stacked harmonies that evoke the Dead’s own folk-rock classic American Beauty.” – Rolling Stone
He is now on tour with The Royal City Band, including here at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on January 12, 2018.
Album
Enjoy his new album.
Gathering (2017) – 13 songs, 50 min
Video
Here is a live performance of a song from the ew album recorded earlier this year on The Prairie Home Companion on PBS.
Oh Lord (Part Three) on Gathering (2017) – 3 min 59 sec
Playlist
Here is my playlist of his songs.
Josh Ritter (Playlist) – 56 songs, 3 hr 29 min
Listen to more of his music at my Josh Ritter post with additional albums, videos, and links. I will update my music post to include the new album, and incorporate new songs in my playlist.
Today is the 10th anniversary of the 5th album by Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter. I thought you might enjoy listening to it again — it’s as good as ever!
Album
The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter by Josh Ritter (2007) – 14 songs, 42 min
New Singles
He has a new album Gathering to be released on Sep 22, along with another tour (Oct – Feb), including here in Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater on Jan 12th. He says “It’s a record of joy and sadness and laughter and lightning”. Here are several singles from that upcoming album.
Showboat (2017) – 4 min 22 sec
Thunderbolt’s Goodnight (2017) – 4 min 5 sec
Playlist
Here is my playlist of his songs.
Josh Ritter (Playlist) – 56 songs, 3 hr 29 min
Listen to more of his music at my Josh Ritter post with additional albums, videos, and links.
Listen to indie folk-pop music by Priscilla Ahn. Her new album La La La contains whimsical, playful, and loving songs which won a 2016 Family Choice Award for infant to age 5, but it’s good for older humans too.
New Album
Here is her latest album.
La La La (2016) – 12 songs, 30 min
Here is what she had to say about the album on her blog.
It’s been too long. A lot has happened. I had a baby. I’m a crazy, disheveled mom now, with a new album I’d love to share with you. And this one is super special because…. it’s a children’s album! But not your typical “wheels on the bus” children’s album. These are songs I wrote, in my normal, trying-to-be-adult-like, “Priscilla Ahn” style, but with the intention of singing these messages to children. It’s still very much meant for grown ups, but also (hopefully) appeals to kids and babies! I recorded these songs in my used-to-be studio, which is now my son’s nursery. (my office has exploded into a new room that needs major organizing!). I recorded these songs while I was pregnant. Some songs induced more baby kicking than others. When writing and recording the album, I pictured my tiny, soon-to-be son, I pictured children around the world, and I pictured you.
I attended a concert by The Head and the Heart at the Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater on October 28, 2016 in Austin, Texas, with British singer/songwriter Declan McKenna opening. These are some videos from the evening that you might enjoy.
Videos
All We Ever Knew on Signs of Light (2016) – 4 min 7 sec
Let’s Be Still on Let’s Be Still (2013) – 6 min 11 sec
Down in the Valley on The Head and the Heart (2010) – 3 min 22 sec
Sounds Like Hallelujah on The Head and the Heart (2010) – 3 min 3 sec
Cats and Dogs on The Head and the Heart (2010) – 6 min 49 sec
Colors on Signs of Light (2016) – 3 min 56 sec
Lost in My Mind on The Head and the Heart (2010) – 4 min 30 sec
Rivers and Roads on The Head and the Heart (2010) – 5 min 40 sec
I took additional short clips as well but my iPhone kept running out of space (most were probably less than a minute). Then I would frantically try to delete some apps to clear some room, but this would repeat on quite a few more songs. So I felt they were all too short to share and didn’t include them.
If you want to listen to more music from The Head and the Heart, see my post with playlist, albums, videos, and links.
Listen to The Head and the Heart on a Spotify playlist created by Starbucks. I’m so excited that I get to see them perform live tonight at Stubb’s BBQ Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.
Playlist
The Head and the Heart (Playlist) by Starbucks – 28 songs, 1 hr 49 min
Here’s their description of the playlist.
We’ve had a soft spot for The Head and the Heart for a good long while. Listen to their latest album, Signs of Light, along with some of our favorites from their past work.
Listen to indie folk music by The Head and the Heart from Seattle on their new album Signs of Light that was just released today. Another wonderful album!
They will be touring from Sep 15 through Feb 8 in the US, Germany, Spain, France, UK, and Canada, including two shows Oct 28-29 at Stubb’s BBQ (Waller Creek Amphitheater) here in Austin, Texas. Everyone buying an online ticket receives the new album; I ordered tickets and can’t wait to hear them perform live.
New Album
Signs of Light (2016) – 13 songs, 49 min
Videos
These are several videos for songs on the new album.
All We Ever Knew – 3 min 51 sec
Rhythm & Blues – Live at KROQ – 3 min 48 sec
Library Magic – Live at Indie88 Toronto – 3 min 48 sec
See my music post on The Head and the Heart for more albums, videos, and links. It has been updated with the new album, and an extended playlist.
Listen to indie folk music by Blind Pilot from Portland on their new album And Then Like Lions that was just released this month. This is their first studio album in 5 years, and it is fantastic!
Singer-songwriter Israel Nebeker wrote about the first track Umpqua Rushing in an email to NPR Music:
The past isn’t finished with us yet. Love can be like that, too. I think of this album as a conversation about different kinds of loss and the courage we find when we face loss honestly, cracked open and unsure of what we will become, which is the only real way to face it. In this song, I write about the Umpqua Forest in Oregon and the lost coast of Northern California. It amazes me how places reveal themselves as significant to us by the stories we live in them. They echo memories back to us when we visit or when we listen from afar. I like that, and it reminds me how the past isn’t finished with us.
Here’s a description about the new album from an article from Red Light Management:
Israel Nebeker turns loss into inspiration on its new album ‘And Then Like Lions’ (ATO Records) out August 12. Written and composed by Nebeker over the course of three years, the record is a transcendent, cathartic response to the loss of his father and end of a 13-year relationship. ‘Lions’ is Blind Pilot’s most exhilarating album to date, a lush 10-song collection that is resilient, uplifting and often majestic in the face of tragedy. …
“Umpqua Rushing” was the first song written for the album, Israel’s reflection on the end of a 13-year relationship. The Umpqua River in Oregon holds memory for him, and becomes a metaphor for the pulling current of his relationship. Much of the songwriting took place after Israel’s father was diagnosed with cancer. “Seeing Is Believing” was written as a song of encouragement for his dad as he was battling sickness and Israel moved home to help him. …
After his father died, Israel wrote “Like Lions,” which would become the album’s finale. The title comes from a story about Israel’s nephews, who stood up to a bully by “standing like lions,” as they told it. Lions play a central role on the album; Israel’s father painted the lion flag on the album cover as a boyhood gift to his son. Israel shared “Joik #3” from the record with NPR’s All Things Considered over Thanksgiving. A joik is a “song” in the Sami (an indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic) tradition, Israel’s paternal heritage.
New Album
And Then Like Lions (2016) – 10 songs, 41 min
Videos
These are several videos for songs on the new album that were recorded live at their Bear Creek Studio.
Umpqua Rushing – 4 min 15 sec
Packed Powder – 3 min 39 sec
Moon at Dawn – 4 min 0 sec
See my music post on Blind Pilot for more albums, videos, and links. It has been updated with the new album, and an extended playlist.
