''To the Yet Unknowing World'' is a limited-edition
EP album by American singer-songwriter
Josh Ritter. It was released on February 8, 2011.
Background
The EP features b-sides, demos, and remixes from the ''
So Runs the World Away
''So Runs the World Away'' is the sixth full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on Gramophone record, vinyl record on April 17, 2010, as a part of Record Store Day in the United States. The vinyl record ...
'' recording sessions. ''To the Yet Unknowing World'' was first made available on Ritter's official website and at his 2011 tour performances. The EP later went on sale in
record stores
A record shop or record store is a retail outlet that sells recorded music. In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, record shops only sold gramophone records, but over the 20th century, record shops sold the new formats that were ...
and
iTunes
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, February 15, 2011. The title is from a line in the fifth act of
Shakespeare's ''
Hamlet'' (the title of ''
So Runs the World Away
''So Runs the World Away'' is the sixth full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on Gramophone record, vinyl record on April 17, 2010, as a part of Record Store Day in the United States. The vinyl record ...
'' was also from a line of ''Hamlet'', however, from the third act).
In addition to the six songs on the EP, music videos for "The Curse" and "Rattling Locks" were released as well. They were directed by Liam Hurley and Sam Kassirer
respectively.
Track listing
All songs written by
Josh Ritter.
# "Galahad"
(studio b-side) – 4:17
# "Tokyo!"
(studio b-side) – 3:19
# "Wild Goose"
(for Rainn Wilson's book ''SoulPancake'') – 2:29
# "Lantern"
(acoustic Josh Ritter and Sam Kassirer demo) – 4:47
# "The Remnant"
(Wallpaper remix) – 4:11
# "Rattling Locks"
( Hesta Prynn remix) – 4:58
Personnel
Musicians
*
Josh Ritter — vocals and guitar
* Zack Hickman – bass
* Austin Nevins – guitar
* Liam Hurley – drums and percussion
* Sam Kassirer – piano and keyboard
Production
*Produced by Sam Kassirer
*Recorded at the Great North Sound Society in
Parsonsfield, Maine
Parsonsfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was just 1,791 at the 2020 census. Parsonsfield includes the villages of Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, and North, East and South Parsonsfield. It is part of the Portland& ...
*Mastered by Jeff Lipton, Ian Kennedy, and Marla Rice at Peerless Mastering
*Artwork by Matthew Fleming
References
External links
Josh Ritter official website
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2011 EPs
Josh Ritter albums