The Beast in Its Tracks
by Josh Ritter
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Djorchid
    Mar 15, 2013
    6
    Wonderful album. It makes me wonder how anyone couldn't enjoy his music. This album is more classic Ritter than his last two albums. Josh demonstrates his world class song writing ability coupled with vocals that are therapy for the ears.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 10, 2013
    80
    Ritter's seventh album may not be quite the same league as Dylan's masterpiece, but post his own divorce it does contain all the same edgy recrimination and pain. [May 2013, p.109]
  2. American Songwriter
    Apr 3, 2013
    80
    The Beast In Its Tracks is a gracious, relentlessly honest, post-breakup record.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Mar 22, 2013
    55
    Despite the minimal aura throughout, luminous field recordings of Ritter's current girlfriend and concrete scene setting keep this LP from devolving into a series of narrow-minded, scribbled diary entries. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.106]
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