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Through an amazing run of great studio albums (Golden Age Of Radio, Hello Starling, The Animal Years, The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter, So Runs The World Away) on Independent Records in Ireland, Josh Ritter has built a fervent and loyal fanbase in Ireland. He also recorded two live album & DVD packages here (In The Dark live at Vicar Street & Live At The Iveagh Gardens). As well as his long association with Independent Records Josh released albums on Signature Sounds, Setanta, V2, Mercury & Sony around the world and now has his own label Pytheas Recordings. After the recent demise of Independent Records, Gilded ALM is delighted to be releasing Josh’s new material in Ireland in association with Pytheas.

Bringing In the Darlings EP

Street Date: Feb 17th, 2012 (Pytheas/Gilded ALM)

Bringing In the Darlings is Josh Ritter’s EP of six new songs. This EP is the first studio recording in several years that does not feature Josh’s touring group, the Royal City Band. The only person in the studio with Ritter was Brooklyn-based producer Josh Kaufman, who contributed most of the other instruments.

Ritter sums up the EP: “I knew I wasn’t making my next album here, but something smaller, and that smallness felt really good. I was listening to a lot of early Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, and the Everly Brothers, and the mood struck me one day to sit down and put to tape some songs that felt graceful and uncomplicated. Simplicity was what I wanted, musically and lyrically. During the winter months, simpler fare sticks to the ribs, but hopefully it tastes just as good.”

Bringing In the Darlings was recorded and mixed in four days at Homeward Sound Studios in Ritter’s current hometown of Brooklyn, New York. It’s being released on CD, 10” vinyl, and digitally. Bringing In The Darlings track list:

1. Why (2:47)

2. Love Is Making Its Way Back Home (3:44)

3. Darlin‘ (3:21)

4. Make Me Down (4:15)

5. See Me Through (4:22)

6. Can’t Go To Sleep (Without You) (3:17)