Wide Wide River
Artist: James Yorkston & The Second Hand Orchestra Label: DOMINO Genre: Rock Format:CDReleased:22nd January 2021Catalogue No:WIGCD484Barcode:0887828048427 Description:James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Wide, Wide River on January
Artist:
James Yorkston & The Second Hand Orchestra
Label:
DOMINO
Genre:
Rock
Format:CDReleased:22nd January 2021Catalogue No:WIGCD484Barcode:0887828048427
Description:
James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Wide, Wide River on January 22nd. The album came to be after the blossoming of a long-term friendship between James Yorkston and Karl-Jonas Winqvist, the Swedish music producer, leader and conductor of The Second Hand Orchestra. Alongside the announcement, James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra (JY & TSHO) are pleased to share the first song from the record, Struggle. With its lyrics: And I hope I can tell you that I love you, when you are too old to be told, Struggle is a tender and beautiful love song to James children. Its me telling my kids that its ok to not be ok, and that indeed, sometimes I struggle adds Yorkston Yorkston says of recording Struggle with TSHO: The band were sat by in the studio by themselves, looping the verses over and over. I was in the control room, drinking sweet tea. I just had to wait for the right moment and jump on board, like when Im pushing my kids round on a roundabout in the local park. I love that everyone was singing along so freely when we recorded this. There were vocal mics for everyone, and people would just lean in with a harmony, every now and then. It gives it a very communal feeling. That communal feeling is apparent across the entire album. Recorded and mixed in Sweden over the course of three days with a selection of musicians Winqvist had brought together, including Peter Morn (Peter, Bjorn & John), Cecilia sterholm (one of Swedens best-known nyckelharpa players), Emma Nordenstam (piano & cello) and Ulrika Gyllenberg (violin). The studio approach with The Second Hand Orchestra was entirely improvised around Yorkstons songs, and the only song they heard in advance was Ella Mary Leather; Yorkston didnt want to direct anyone too much but instead, allowed for a welcoming, instinctive, free-spirited and joyful atmosphere. The Wide, Wide River is a soothing, warm and sublime listen, whilst also highlighting Yorkstons skills for songwriting, collaboration and as a musical conductor. The record takes in past loves, advancing age and friends, now gone, whilst also containing some of the most sanguine songs Yorkston has ever made. The Wide, Wide River is James tenth album for Domino, not to mention his three albums as part of Yorkston/Thorne/Khan and his two books. A prolific writer, Yorkston has worked with a wealth of talent over his two-decade career including Four Tet, Alexis Taylor, KT Tunstall, Rustin Man, Simon Raymonde, Norma and Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, Max Cooper, David Wrench and many others. The Wide, Wide River will be available to pre-order on indies exclusive green vinyl, standard vinyl and CD. Album artwork: Track listing: Ella Mary Leather To Soothe Her Wee Bit Sorrows Choices, Like Wild Rivers Struggle There Is No Upside A Droplet Forms A Very Old-Fashioned Blues We Test The Beams
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