''World on the Ground'' is the fifth studio album by American singer–songwriter
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
. Produced by
John Leventhal
John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is a musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rod ...
, the album was released on June 5, 2020.
The fourth track on the album, "Johnny", a song with chord progressions reminiscent of the 1990
Nirvana
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song, "
Polly
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", was performed by Jarosz on the music variety radio program ''
Live from Here
''Live from Here'', formerly known as ''A Prairie Home Companion with Chris Thile'', is an American variety radio show known for its musical guests, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and relaxed humor. Hosted by Chris Thile, it aired live on Saturda ...
'' on May 30, 2020.
Critical reception
On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews from mainstream publications, ''World on the Ground'' received an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim" from critics.
Best Americana Album
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. The song "Hometown" was nominated for the Grammy
Best American Roots Song
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
– vocals, guitars, mandolin,
octave mandolin
The octave mandolin (US and Canada) or octave mandola (Ireland and UK) is a fretted string instrument with four pairs of strings tuned in fifths, G−D−A−E (low to high), an octave below a mandolin. It is larger than the mandola, but smaller ...
,
bouzouki
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John Leventhal
John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is a musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rod ...
marxophone
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,
autoharp
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, bass
*
Dave Eggar
Dave Eggar is an American cellist, pianist and composer.
Early life
Eggar was a musical prodigy as a child, beginning to play the cello and piano at age three and performing as a singer and actor on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera at ...
– cello
* Katie Kresek – violin
* Katie Thomas – violin
* Christopher Cardona – viola
Additional musicians
*
Shawn Pelton
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Shawn has recorded with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, ...
– drums (tracks 6 and 8)
* Catherine Russell, Curtis King, Dennis Collins – harmony vocals (track 6)
recording
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** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity
** Boot sector or boot record, ...
* Mark Goodell – recording
*
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.mastering