Josh Ritter‘s new album I Believe in You, My Honeydew is out Friday, September 12, and to celebrate we added a new mural on our building featuring lyrics from “Idaho.” The mural, designed and painted by Boise artist Ryan Hentzen, is located on the Idaho Street side of the building.
Fans can enter to win a soundcheck meet-and-greet for Josh’s next Boise concert (TBA) by taking a photo with the new album in front of the mural! Simply take the photo, post it on Instagram tagging @joshritter and @therecordexchange and you’ll be entered to win. Deadline to post is September 30. The winner will be drawn at random and notified on October 1.
Preorder/purchase I Believe in You, My Honeydew at The Record Exchange and get a free Josh Ritter patch while supplies last!
ABOUT ‘I BELIEVE IN YOU, MY HONEYDEW’:
Throughout his decades-long career, Josh Ritter has established himself as “one of the most perceptive artists making music today” (American Songwriter), releasing 12 albums to date and earning the respect of countless music legends, with artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Bob Weir having performed and recorded his songs.
With the release of I Believe in You, My Honeydew, Ritter shares 10 new tracks that further demonstrate the insightful and engaging artistry that he’s celebrated for. Produced by Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim), the new album features Ritter alongside his Royal City Band: Kassirer (piano, organ, synthesizer, accordion), Zachariah Hickman (acoustic and electric bass, thumb piano, mandolin), Rich Hinman (guitars, pedal steel, mandolin) and Ray Rizzo (drums, percussion).
Of the project, Ritter shares: “I lived in the woods when I was a kid. I used to believe (and maybe I was right) that I could walk out of our front door, across the gravel road and, pointing myself north, I could walk to Canada, never once leaving the tree line. Wonder was a temple with no walls, and the Muse was still just a ripple in the ponderosas. I felt no fear. I’m 48 now. Decades have passed. There have been times I felt my inspiration, my Muse, had passed along with them. And then, not too long ago, I decided that instead of waiting for the Muse to write me a song, I would write the Muse a song instead. I started referring to my Muse as my Honeydew. And this album was born. The songs on Honeydew are songs for my Muse, my invisible and blinding companion of long-standing. I hope it enjoys them. I hope that it experiences a bit of what it’s like to be human, a bit of what it’s like to be lonely, scared, uncertain, joyful, righteous. I believe in you, my honeydew.”