Hot Press launches Josh Ritter week
Hot Press is gearing up to celebrate an exclusive Josh Ritter Week on hotpress.com. Things kick off today, April 22, as the new issue of Hot Press, featuring Josh Ritter on the cover and a brilliantly revealing interview with the Idaho hero by Peter Murphy inside, hits the streets.
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24 Apr 2013 - News
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04 Mar 2013 - News
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19 Dec 2012 - News
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14 Dec 2012 - News
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11 Dec 2012 - News
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05 Jun 2012 - Interview
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05 Apr 2011 - Interview
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30 Mar 2011 - News
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10 Mar 2011 - News
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22 Nov 2010 - News
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31 May 2010 - News
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07 May 2010 - News
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06 May 2010 - REVIEW
After years of thankless toil, Josh Ritter finally had the world at his feet. And then, just as he should have been at his happiest, he suffered a sudden crisis of confidence. Sick of the sound of his own voice, the Idaho bard felt trapped in an artistic prison he himself had devised. His struggle for freedom is chronicled on his wrenching new album, perhaps the finest of his career. Hot Press meets him in New York to discuss the long road to redemption.
05 May 2010 - Interview
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30 Apr 2010 - News
As part of our Josh Ritter Week, Hot Press has FIVE exclusive tracks for fans to download, continuing today!
23 Apr 2010 - News
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21 Apr 2010 - News
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21 Apr 2010 - News
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11 Mar 2010 - News
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08 Feb 2010 - News
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10 Dec 2009 - News
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20 Aug 2009 - News
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15 May 2009 - News
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11 Sep 2008 - REVIEW
Hot on the heels of his Electric Picnic heroics – Josh Ritter pays a December visit accompanied by a full 24-piece orchestra, with a new date just added.
03 Sep 2008 - News
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07 Aug 2008 - News
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29 Jul 2008 - News
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06 May 2008 - News
A starstruck Josh Ritter has spoken to Hot Press about playing alongside The Who.
26 Nov 2007 - News
A pair of well-dressed girls on the way out said it was the best concert they’d ever attended and who would argue with them?
20 Sep 2007 - REVIEW
It’s been a tumultuous few years for Josh Ritter. Against the dramatic backdrop of the Swiss Alps, he talks about his number one fan Stephen King, recalls the day he met Bob Dylan and explains why it’s never a good idea to drink before a show
11 Sep 2007 - Interview
The Idaho singer-songwriter announces ten new Irish dates for the end of the year.
10 Sep 2007 - News
The lean, hobo visionary of old is gone: in his place is a suited bandleader, and his new song is almost brilliant. The sound is very Band-era Dylan, and Josh’s quicksilver lyrics evoke the same swirl of images the Big Zim’s always did. While the solo is wonderfully commanding, the ‘70s soft-rock chorus feels like a downward gear-shift from the verse. And so, once again, Ritter lacks the stratosphere-catapulting single he’s been looking for.
04 Sep 2007 - REVIEW
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03 Sep 2007 - News
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29 Aug 2007 - REVIEW
Josh Ritter has announced two special fan club shows in Dublin and Galway this September.
26 Jul 2007 - News
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21 Jun 2007 - News
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15 Jun 2007 - News
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12 Apr 2007 - News
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05 Mar 2007 - News
Hot Press can reveal that Josh Ritter is releasing an Ireland-only double disc digipack comprising of a live CD and DVID.
02 Nov 2006 - News
Fresh from playing the Electric Picnic, Josh Ritter has announced a sizeable Irish tour.
12 Sep 2006 - News
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16 Aug 2006 - REVIEW
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11 Aug 2006 - News
Josh Ritter has announced details of an Ireland-only EP, Good Man, which is being released to coincide with his Electric Picnic appearance on September 3.
18 Jul 2006 - News
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21 Apr 2006 - Video
The holy and austere surroundings only rendered that night's performance that much more powerful. It was certainly a lightning bolt moment for this listener, who hitherto always found himself torn between liking Mr Ritter and being exasperated at the transparency of his influences (Bruce, Leonard, Nick Drake, Townes Van Zandt).
22 Mar 2006 - REVIEW
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08 Mar 2006 - News
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08 Mar 2006 - Interview
Powerful and resonant, The Animal Years’ complex musical tapestry remains deeply engaging throughout.
27 Feb 2006 - REVIEW
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21 Feb 2006 - News
He’s officially your favourite international male artist and songwriter, according to the last issue’s readers poll. And Josh Ritter’s working goddamn hard to ensure the accolades are merited. This is a thigh-slapping country-tinged affair that even has a ‘na na’ chorus in it. It’s impossible to resist its cheery charms, so don’t even try.
20 Feb 2006 - REVIEW
Josh Ritter has announced details of his new album, The Animal Years, and an accompanying nationwide Irish tour.
26 Jan 2006 - News
Josh Ritter has announced details of his new album, The Animal Years, and an accompanying nationwide Irish tour.
19 Jan 2006 - News
Josh Ritter never did anything for me. A patchy debut and an over-rated follow up only served to increase my amazement as to how he had become so successful in this country. Tonight though, I may have begun to come around.
18 Jul 2005 - REVIEW
With the huge success of his sophomore album and a brand new masterwork in the offing, 2004 has been a capital year for US singer-songwriter and adopted son of Eire, Josh Ritter.
09 Dec 2004 - Interview
Josh Ritter rounds off a mighty successful year by signing a contract with V2 Records
07 Dec 2004 - News
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30 Sep 2004 - News
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04 May 2004 - News
Fresh from a starring role in the Readers Poll, Josh Ritter has even more reasons to be cheerful – like touring with Joan Baez and getting to know Damien Rice.
12 Feb 2004 - Interview
Rittser's Snow Is Gone! EP will be released just in time for his next Irish rendez-vous
22 Jan 2004 - News
Josh Ritter's been busy planning his tour itinerary for the New Year, and February sees him Ireland-bound
08 Dec 2003 - News
When Josh Ritter says this feels like a homecoming show, there’s no point in arguing geography.
30 Oct 2003 - REVIEW
With Hello Starling Josh Ritter has emerged as one of the finest songwriters who's operating today. John Walshe meets the reluctant hero who's storming the Irish charts.
17 Oct 2003 - Interview
Josh Ritter will play tunes and sign copies of his new CD ahead of his Lisdoonvarna appearance
25 Aug 2003 - News
While it would have been good to hear his own ramshackle brand of Americana given a meatier treatment, it can’t be denied that he does have some fine tunes in his canon and a winning way of delivering them.
22 Jul 2003 - REVIEW
Watch the honourary Irishman's acoustic set from Witnness 02, exclusively on hotpress.com
10 Jul 2003 - Witnness Interview
The atmosphere throughout these twelve acoustic tracks is gentle and intimate. Ritter's voice possesses a compelling, rustic quality
26 Mar 2002 - REVIEW
Ireland's favourite Idahoan (and believe us the competition is quite fierce) Josh Ritter returns with new single 'Me & Jiggs' and an 8-date Irish tour
14 Feb 2002 - News
JOHN WALSHE meets JOSH RITTER, the US singer-songwriter who’s enjoying considerable success in Ireland, touring with the Frames among others
23 Aug 2001 - Interview
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