Rituals is the eighth studio album by the American folk duo Watchhouse. It was released on May 30, 2025, by Tiptoe Tiger Music and Thirty Tigers. It was preceded by the release of the lead single "All Around You", on February 25, 2025, and the second single, the album's title track, on March 28, 2025.
Critical reception In Andrew Guiden's review of Rituals for American Highways, he wrote that the album "serves as another example of [Watchhouse]'s ability to create simple beauty." The album was ranked twenty-first on Rolling Stone Magazine's 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of the year.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Watchhouse Andrew Marlin – vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, electric tenor guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonium, acoustic guitar, mandola, pump organ, piano, production, additional tracking Emily Frantz – vocals, electric guitar, bouzouki, fiddle, acoustic guitar
Additional contributors Ryan Gustafson – vocals, baritone guitar, bass, 12-string guitar, harmonica, piano, production, additional tracking Josh Oliver – vocals, electric guitar, banjo, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar Clint Mullican – bass Jamie Dick – drums, percussion Nat Smith – piano, Mellotron, cello, effects, additional tracking and engineering on "Beyond Meaning" and "Rituals" Matt Smith – pedal steel Alli Rogers – engineering Jerry Brown – additional tracking Kevin Boggs – pedal steel engineering on "Firelight" and "False Harbors" D. James Goodwin – mixing, mastering Zoe Van Buren – artwork Cameron Laws – creative direction Sandra Katharine Davidson – creative direction Cameron Cook – layout
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