Josh Ritter reads between the 'Spectral Lines' in April

“I think it’s important for us to share some of our most basic and common experiences with each other, however we can. That’s what we really, really need right now. I know we have common experiences, and it’s important to telegraph those back because they don’t have to be lonely experiences.” —Josh Ritter

Singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author Josh Ritter will release new album, Spectral Lines, April 28 via Thirty Tigers (pre-order here). In advance of the release, two album tracks debuted: “Sawgrass” and “For Your Soul.” Watch a video for both songs, created by flatspot and filmed in Alaska and Brooklyn, HERE.

Produced by Ritter’s longtime collaborator Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim), Spectral Lines is dedicated to the memory of Ritter's mother. 

Ritter has released 10 studio albums including 2019’s acclaimed, Fever Breaks. In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter is also a national best-selling author, having released two novels to date: 2011’s Bright’s Passage and 2021’s The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All, for which the film rights have recently been optioned for development. Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review that Bright’s Passage “shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

In celebration of the new record, Ritter and his band, the Royal City Band, will return to the road this spring (see routing below). He will also perform a series of solo acoustic shows in March. Tickets for the spring dates go on sale January 27 at 10:00AM local time. Full details can be found at www.joshritter.com.

TRACK LIST:

1. Sawgrass

2. Honey I Do
3. Horse No Rider
4. For Your Soul
5. Black Crown
6. Strong Swimmer
7. Whatever Burns Will Burn
8. Any Way They Come
9. In Fields
10. Someday

TOUR DATES:

March 2 /// Grand Rapids, MI /// St. Cecilia Music Center*
March 3 /// Cleveland, OH /// Music Box*
March 4 /// Buffalo, NY /// Asbury Hall*
March 5 /// Albany, NY /// The Egg*
May 5 /// Woodstock, NY /// Levon Helm Studios+
May 6 /// Reading, PA /// Miller Center for the Arts+
May 7 /// Norfolk, VA /// Arts Festival+
May 8 /// Charlottesville, VA /// Jefferson Theater+
May 10 /// Munhall, PA /// Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead+
May 12 /// Chicago, IL /// Thalia Hall+
May 13 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium+
May 14 /// Atlanta, GA /// Variety Theater+
May 16 /// Durham, NC /// Carolina Theatre+
May 17 /// Washington, DC /// Lincoln Theatre+
May 18 /// Glenside, PA /// Keswick Theatre+
May 19 /// Boston, MA /// House of Blues+
May 20 /// New York, NY /// Beacon Theatre+
June 1 /// Park City, UT /// Egyptian Theatre*
June 2 /// Park City, UT /// Egyptian Theatre*
June 3 /// Park City, UT /// Egyptian Theatre*
June 4 /// Park City, UT /// Egyptian Theatre*

*Josh Ritter solo acoustic
+Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band