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“Strong Swimmer” by Josh Ritter featuring Aoife O'Donovan
From the album Spectral Lines (2023) Featuring Aoife O'Donovan
“Strong Swimmer” by Josh Ritter featuring Aoife O'Donovan appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2023. It was first released in 2023 on the album Spectral Lines. Its best result is #57 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #158 indie & aaa song of 2023.
"Strong Swimmer" is Josh Ritter's song, words and music, from Spectral Lines, his 11th studio album, released on Pytheas Recordings on April 28, 2023. Ritter plays acoustic guitar and sings, with Jocie Adams singing alongside him; Kevin O'Connell handles drums, electric bass and percussion, and Sam Kassirer adds piano, Farfisa, Mellotron and synthesizer. Kassirer produced and recorded it, and D. James Goodwin mixed.
Most of the album was cut at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield. When Ritter announced the record that January, he framed it as a turn outward and forward, toward what's coming rather than what's gone, its songs drifting through sonic landscapes as distant as the winds of Mars. It also put him back in the studio with his Royal City Band, after a previous album made with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, with Isbell producing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73 | KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 57 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 59 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 106 of 2023 | 106 |
Also listed as: Strong Swimmer (ft Aoife O'Donovan).
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