Josh Ritter Announces Jason Isbell-Produced New Album, Fever Breaks

Prolific Americana singer-songwriter Josh Ritter has announced his tenth studio album Fever Breaks, due April 26 from Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers. The announcement also comes with the release of its bluesy lead single, “Old Black Magic.”

Ritter’s 10 new tracks were recorded at RCA Studios in Nashville, and produced by Jason Isbell. The forthcoming album will also feature support from Isbell’s band, The 400 Unit. Ritter has been an enduring presence as a singer-songwriter, and the new collaboration with the Grammy Award-winning Isbell is telling of how tuned-in he is to the genre’s modern landscape.

Below, listen to “Old Black Magic” and see when you can catch Ritter on tour, where he will be accompanied by the Royal City Band, and watch his full 2017 Paste Studio session while you’re at it.

Fever Breaks Album Art:

Fever Breaks Tracklist:
01. Ground Don’t Want Me
02. Old Black Magic
03. On The Water
04. I Still Love You (Now and Then)
05. The Torch Committee
06. Silverblade
07. All Some Kind of Dream
08. Losing Battles
09. A New Man
10. Blazing Highway Home

Josh Ritter Tour Dates:

May
08 – Toronto, Ont. @ Danforth Music Hall
09 – Montreal, Que. @ L’Astral
10 – Northampton, Mass. @ Calvin Theater
11 – Boston, Mass. @ Wilbur Theater
14 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Keswick Theater
16 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Carnegie Memorial Hall
17 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theater
18 – Charlottesville, Va. @ Jefferson Theater
19 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse
21 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Taft Theater
22 – Chicago, Ill. @ The Vic
23 – Detroit, Mich. @ Majestic Theater

June
14 – Houston, Texas @ Heights Theater
15 – Austin, Texas @ Paramount Theatre
20 – Boise, Idaho @ Egyptian Theater
21 – Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory
22 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Vogue Theater
23 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Moore
25 – Portland, Ore. @ Revolution Hall
28 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theater
29 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Theater at the Ace

September
21 – New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre
26 – Durham, N.C. @ Carolina Theater
27 – Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel
28 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium