Pitchfork

Like Genghis Khan and Bill S. Preston Esq. before him, Josh Ritter is primed to embark on an epic journey where no wrongdoer shall be spared. Sure, Ritter's odyssey comes in the form of a singer/songwriter record, but the metaphor still applies.

The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, the 14-track follow up to Ritter's 2006 album The Animal Years, will burn and pillage August 21 courtesy of Sony BMG/Victor.

Ritter, who recently worked a track into the formula of the curmudgeonly medical dramedy House, has a few scattered skirmishes scheduled in the run up to his epic journey. Who knows what manner of beasts there are to fell in the heart of Jacksonville, OR?

Historical Conquests:

01 To the Dogs or Whoever
02 Mind's Eye
03 Right Moves
04 The Temptation of Adam
05 Open Doors
06 Rumors
07 Edge of the World
08 Wait for Love
09 Real Long Distance
10 Next to the Last Romantic
11 Moons
12 Still Beating
13 Empty Heats
14 Wait for Love (You Know You Will)

Win a date with Josh Ritter:

06-16 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
06-19 Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Concert Series
06-20 Denver, CO - Denver Botanical Gardens
06-23 Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavillion
07-17 Greensboro, NC - Dana Auditorium
07-27 Aspen, CO - Harris Concert Hall
08-03 Highland Park, IL - Martin Theatre
08-11 Sandpoint, ID - Festival at Sandpoint
08-18 Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavillion *

* with John Prine