Song · Josh Ritter
“Old Black Magic” by Josh Ritter
From the album Fever Breaks (2019)
“Old Black Magic” by Josh Ritter appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2019. It was first released in 2019 on the album Fever Breaks. Its best result is #9 on the WEXT Top 97 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 indie & aaa song of 2019 and #271 of the '10s.
Watch
Video from YouTube (Josh Ritter). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"Old Black Magic" was the first taste of Fever Breaks, Josh Ritter's tenth album: it arrived on January 29, 2019, alongside the news that the record would follow in April on Pytheas. Ritter wrote it alone, and he handed the controls to Jason Isbell, who produced the album and brought his band the 400 Unit along to play on it, with Amanda Shires also weighing in.
It's a record made by a songwriter who had long steered clear of politics and found he couldn't anymore; Ritter said he'd hoped to keep turning out love songs, but everywhere he looked the world was burning.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 32 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 118 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2019 | 200 |
| 2019 | 9 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 97 of 2019 | 97 |
| 2019 | 12 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2019 | 100 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Old Black Magic" by Josh Ritter.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.