Hello Starling by Josh Ritter

Hello Starling, Josh Ritter's third album, came out on September 9, 2003, his second to get a national release through Signature Sounds. It's a quiet, wide-eyed folk record from a songwriter already known for the storyteller's knack in his lyrics and a plainspoken Americana sound.

The songs stay spare and unhurried, sung in a voice that sounds like it's leaning in to tell you something. "Kathleen" is the one that has lasted, bright and galloping, with a hook that hangs around for days. The record earned a second life in January 2010, when it was reissued as a two-disc deluxe edition.

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