The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter: 10th Anniversary

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.

Photo credit: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter @ Amazon (album cover)

SXSWfm: Indie/Pop/Rock – Aug 17

The Middle Biscuit is a weekly SXSWfm specialty radio show stream, hosted by Elizabeth Spruiell on MixCloud, which focuses on indie/pop/rock music gems (about an hour long).

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas recently held from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

This is how Elizabeth describes her weekly show every Thursday at 12 & 6 CT.

What is the Middle Biscuit? Literally speaking, it is the warm, highly-coveted, center, perfect biscuit my brothers and I fought over when our Mom set down a pan of her homemade fare. Figuratively, the middle biscuit is a symbol representing any thing that is elite compared to those that surround it. Tune in weekly to feast on what I consider middle biscuit tracks and middle biscuit artists from the massive universe of indie-pop-rock. Mostly new stuff, sometimes classic, either way, you’ll get your fill.

Middle Biscuit #107 – ECLIPSIN’ (8/17/2017) – 54 min

Playing tracks by The Arcs, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Greg Ashley, Hamjam, Public Access T.V. and more.

 

Playlist

This episode includes the following artists and songs.

• Grizzly Bear — Losing All Sense
• The Walkmen — Heartbreaker
• Nice as Fuck — Angel
• Martin Courtney — Awake
• Greg Ashley — Awkward Affections
• Hamjam — Lean
• Cotillon — Yesterday’s Shoes
• The Arcs — Rosie (Ooh La La)
• Public Access T.V. — Careful
• Rat Boy — I’ll Be Waiting
• WOODS — The Other Side
• Day Wave — Bring You Down
• J. Roddy Walston & The Business — The Wanting
• The War on Drugs — Holding On

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SXSWfm: Indie/Pop/Rock – Aug 10

The Middle Biscuit is a weekly SXSWfm specialty radio show stream, hosted by Elizabeth Spruiell on MixCloud, which focuses on indie/pop/rock music gems (about an hour long).

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas recently held from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

This is how Elizabeth describes her weekly show every Thursday at 12 & 6 CT.

What is the Middle Biscuit? Literally speaking, it is the warm, highly-coveted, center, perfect biscuit my brothers and I fought over when our Mom set down a pan of her homemade fare. Figuratively, the middle biscuit is a symbol representing any thing that is elite compared to those that surround it. Tune in weekly to feast on what I consider middle biscuit tracks and middle biscuit artists from the massive universe of indie-pop-rock. Mostly new stuff, sometimes classic, either way, you’ll get your fill.

Middle Biscuit #106 (8/10/2017) – 58 min

Playing tracks by Brendan Canning, Bully, Harlem, Tomorrows Tulips, SKATERS and more.

 

Playlist

This episode includes the following artists and songs.

• Shout Out Louds — Oh Oh
• Bully — Too Tough
• Deer Tick — The Bump
• Tomorrows Tulips — Surplus Store
• Harlem — Be Your Baby
• The Drums — Skippin’ Town
• Benjamin Gibbard — Metal Baby
• Twin Peaks — Tossing Tears
• SKATERS — I’m Not a Punk
• Brendan Benson — Get It Together
• Childhood — Too Old For My Tears
• Brendan Canning — Once I Was a Runner
• Ducktails — Map to the Stars
• Spoon — Metal Detektor
• Father John Misty — Things That Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before the Revolution
• Azure Ray — Displaced

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SXSWfm: Bearded Sunshine – Jul 19

Listen to Americana music on the Bearded Sunshine SXSWfm specialty radio show stream that is now available on MixCloud. The award winning and revolutionary SXSWfm Americana music show “Bearded Sunshine“ is hosted by resident musical scholar and SXSW staffer Matt Small. Join Matt weekly as he dives into the aforementioned Americana music, current events, humor and other listener favorite topics. This is the opposite of every show you’ve ever liked.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival. Last year its 30th anniversary was celebrated in Austin, Texas with over 2,200 official performers from more than 67 countries and happened again recently from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

 

Bearded Sunshine 35 – Shall We Begin? (7/19/2017) – 1 h 12 min

Playing tracks by Penny & Sparrow, Fruition, Kelly Dalton, Rayland Baxter, Joan Shelley and more.

 

Bearded Sunshine Episode 35 celebrates the triumphant return of GoT! We also talk about swords, contact lenses and O.J. Simpson and R. Kelly’s big week. All of this and new songs from new albums will be played on the show!

Playlist

This mix includes the following artists and songs.

• Birdtalker – One
• Deer Tick – Baltimore Blues No. 1
• Lord Huron – Love Like Ghosts
• Penny & Sparrow – Finery
• Offa Rex – The Old Churchyard
• Rayland Baxter – Oh My Captain
• Zach Lupetin and the Dustbowl Revival – Devil
• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – If We Were Vampires
• Josh Ritter – Homecoming
• Kelly Dalton – I’m on Fire
• Fruition – The Meaning
• Sammy Brue – I Never Said
• Joan Shelley – Stay On My Shore

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SXSWfm: Indie/Pop/Rock – Jul 14

The Middle Biscuit is a weekly SXSWfm specialty radio show stream, hosted by Elizabeth Spruiell on MixCloud, which focuses on indie/pop/rock music gems (about an hour long).

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas recently held from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

This is how Elizabeth describes her weekly show every Thursday at 12 & 6 CT.

What is the Middle Biscuit? Literally speaking, it is the warm, highly-coveted, center, perfect biscuit my brothers and I fought over when our Mom set down a pan of her homemade fare. Figuratively, the middle biscuit is a symbol representing any thing that is elite compared to those that surround it. Tune in weekly to feast on what I consider middle biscuit tracks and middle biscuit artists from the massive universe of indie-pop-rock. Mostly new stuff, sometimes classic, either way, you’ll get your fill.

Middle Biscuit #104 –  I’m on the Grass (7/14/2017) – 1 hr 1 min

Playing tracks by Day Wave, Hovvdy, Dan Auerbach, WOODS, Lost Balloons and more.

 

Playlist

This episode includes the following artists and songs.

• J Roddy Walston & The Business — The Wanting
• Lost Balloons — Paint
• Dan Auerbach — Cherrybomb
• WOODS — Lost in a Crowd
• The Black Angels — Half Believing
• Day Wave — Untitled
• Cotillon — Promises
• Summer Salt — Revvin’ my CJ7
• Hovvdy — Can’t Wait
• The Stevens — Chancer
• Broken Social Scene — Halfway Home
• Jonathan Fire Eater — When the Curtain Calls For You
• Imperial Teen — Imperial Teen
• R.E.M. — Crush with Eyeliner
• Pavement — Father to a Sister of Thought

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SXSWfm: Bearded Sunshine – Jul 5

Listen to Americana music on the Bearded Sunshine SXSWfm specialty radio show stream that is now available on MixCloud. The award winning and revolutionary SXSWfm Americana music show “Bearded Sunshine“ is hosted by resident musical scholar and SXSW staffer Matt Small. Join Matt weekly as he dives into the aforementioned Americana music, current events, humor and other listener favorite topics. This is the opposite of every show you’ve ever liked.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival. Last year its 30th anniversary was celebrated in Austin, Texas with over 2,200 official performers from more than 67 countries and happened again recently from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

 

Bearded Sunshine 34 – Day after the 4th show (7/5/2017) – 58 min

Playing tracks by John Moreland, Daniel Levi Goans, Dusty Heart, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Paper Aeroplanes and more.

 

Matt discusses America’s birthday AND we talk about a new band with a funny name that you can’t go another day without hearing! All of this plus…more, on Episode 34.

Playlist

This mix includes the following artists and songs.

• Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Cocaine Jesus
• Henry Green – Electric Feel
• Holly Macve – Heartbreak Blues
• Daniel Levi Goans – Albatross
• Justin Townes Earle – 15-25
• Great Lake Swimmers – Zero in the City
• Tom Petty – It’s Good to Be King
• Paper Aeroplanes – Same Mistakes
• John Moreland – Lies I Choose to Believe
• John Joseph Brill – False Names
• Jeffrey Foucault – Slow Talker
• J. Tillman – Love No Less Worthy
• Andrew Combs – Rainy Day Song
• Dusty Heart – Timbre and Trail

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SXSWfm: Bearded Sunshine – Jun 14

Listen to Americana music on the Bearded Sunshine SXSWfm specialty radio show stream that is now available on MixCloud. The award winning and revolutionary SXSWfm Americana music show “Bearded Sunshine“ is hosted by resident musical scholar and SXSW staffer Matt Small. Join Matt weekly as he dives into the aforementioned Americana music, current events, humor and other listener favorite topics. This is the opposite of every show you’ve ever liked.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival. Last year its 30th anniversary was celebrated in Austin, Texas with over 2,200 official performers from more than 67 countries and happened again recently from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.

 

Bearded Sunshine 32 – We Won. Yep. (6/14/2017) – 54 min

Playing tracks by Joan Shelley, If Birds Could Fly, Mandolin Orange, CF Watkins & Daniel Levi Goans, Watkins Family Hour and more.

 

This week, a new Champ is crowned and a sign war is waged! Join Matt as these topics are discussed and Americana goodness is played.

Playlist

This mix includes the following artists and songs.

• The Wild Reeds – Only Songs
• My Bubba – Dogs Laying Around Playing
• Look Homeward – Morning Light
• If Birds Could Fly – Skin and Bones
• Annabelle’s Curse – Spread Thin
• CF Watkins & Daniel Levi Goans – Francis & Jack
• Margaret Glaspy – Somebody to Anybody
• River Whyless – Sailing Away
• Pharis & Jason Romero – Ballad of Old Bill
• Julien Baker – Something
• Watkins Family Hour – Feeling Good Again
• Joan Shelley – Wild Indifference
• Mandolin Orange – Old Ties and Companions
• Jesca Hoop – The Lost Sky

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