''To the Yet Unknowing World'' is a limited-edition

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by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released on February 8, 2011.

Background

The EP features b-sides, demos, and remixes from the ''

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'' 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 and

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, February 15, 2011. The title is from a line in the fifth act of

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's ''

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'' (the title of ''

'' 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

. # "Galahad" (studio b-side) – 4:17 # "Tokyo!" (studio b-side) – 3:19 # "Wild Goose" (for

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's book ''SoulPancake'') – 2:29 # "Lantern" (acoustic

and Sam Kassirer demo) – 4:47 # "The Remnant" (Wallpaper remix) – 4:11 # "Rattling Locks" (

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remix) – 4:58

Personnel

Musicians

— 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

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*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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