World on the Ground

World on the Ground is the fifth studio album by American singer–songwriter and I'm with Her member Sarah Jarosz. Produced by John Leventhal,[1] the album was released on June 5, 2020.

World on the Ground
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
GenreFolk, Americana
LabelRounder Records
ProducerJohn Leventhal
Sarah Jarosz chronology
Undercurrent
(2016)
World on the Ground
(2020)

The fourth track on the album, “Johnny,” a song with chord progressions reminiscent of the 1990 Nirvana song, “Polly,” was performed by Jarosz on the music variety radio program Live from Here on May 30, 2020.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Paste7.3/10[6]

World on the Ground was met with "universal acclaim" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews.[3]

Track listing

World on the Ground track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Eve"3:26
2."Pay It No Mind"3:16
3."Hometown"3:00
4."Johnny"3:59
5."Orange and Blue"3:37
6."I’ll Be Gone"3:35
7."Maggie"3:29
8."What Do I Do"3:23
9."Empty Square"3:20
10."Little Satchel"4:25

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC)[7] 4

References

  1. Betts, Stephen L. "Sarah Jarosz Previews New Album 'World on the Ground' With Wistful Song 'Johnny'". MSN. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Jarosz, Sarah (2020-05-30). "Live from Here". “Johnny” begins at 16:25 into the episode. Live from Here. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. Grunenberg, Kira (5 June 2020). "Sarah Jarosz Finds Details Through Distance with 'World On The Ground'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Johnson, Steven (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Johnson, Ellen (15 June 2020). "Weary Yet Hopeful, Sarah Jarosz Returns Home on World On The Ground". Paste. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2020.


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