Josh Ritters “Opaque Yellow with Black Swirl vinyl LP edition of The Animal Years(2006) The Animal Years is Joshs fourth album, and best-selling catalogue LP. The “Opaque Yellow with Black Swirl” vinyl edition is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. The album was newly remastered and optimized for vinyl in 2023. Features a full colour marketing sticker with: “Opaque Yellow with Black Swirl 1000 LP limited edition, Remastered + Optimized for Vinyl + album download.” Reviews of The Animal Years… “By combining his mysterious, knotty lyrics with straightforward melodies, nuanced, sensitive arrangements, and an unassuming vocal style, hes hit upon a spellbinding formula that confidently stretches the boundaries of folk music….” – Marc Greilsamer “…a uniformly remarkable disc.” — Josh Ritter The Animal Years is No. 1 on World Cafes Top 10 CDs of 2006, by David Dye “The best album of the year in a walk, and maybe the best album Ive heard in the last five…” — Review by renowned author Stephen King, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, December 8, 2006 “Top 100 Living Songwriters” — PASTE Magazine, July 2006 Tracks: Girl In The War / Wolves / Monster Ballads / Lillian, Egypt / Idaho / In The Dark / One More Mouth / Good Man / Best For the Best / Thin Blue Flame / Here at the Right Time
