The Wide, Wide River
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80
The immediacy is obvious, and the band stretch Yorkston’s reassuring vulnerability in new directions.
4mo
80
Yorkston is one of our finest talents, still stretching out.
4mo
80
It’s contagious joy to hear players with such abandon and intuition, braiding their lines together.
3mo
80
Simply putting a group of barely-familiars in a room together doesn't necessarily guarantee collaborative magic, but Yorkston & the Secondhand Orchestra complement each other's strengths well on this richly satisfying matchup.
3mo
80
What would be a fun Yorkston album becomes something more due to the presence of the orchestra.
3mo
72
Another fine installment in what has proven to be a highly inventive and engaging recording career from a singular talent.
3mo
70
The beauty of James Yorkston's The Wide, Wide River allows the coziness back in without making concessions to his continued development and desire to push beyond traditional folk music.
2mo
GOOD
Soulful singer-song writer music with lively acoustic guitars. However, I found James Yorkton's vocals to be very monotone and basic compared to the rest of the sounds. His best vocale were in the first track. I would've liked more emotion or character in his singing. This weakness is most evident in the final track, which should've been an explosion of passion. In many parts of the album, this weakness is compensated with background vocalists. Overall, I enjoyed it but it could've been ... read more
Soulful singer-song writer music with lively acoustic guitars. However, I found James Yorkton's vocals to be very monotone and basic compared to the rest of the sounds. His best vocale were in the first track. I would've liked more emotion or character in his singing. This weakness is most evident in the final track, which should've been an explosion of passion. In many parts of the album, this weakness is compensated with background vocalists. Overall, I enjoyed it but it could've been ... read more
Soothing melody, feel good acoustic, amazing lyrics.
Thoroughly enjoyed. Not a single bad moment. A brilliant cover art also. Will now listen more Yorkston.
Fav Tracks: Choices, Like Wide Rivers
There is no Upside
We test the Beams
Thoroughly enjoyed. Not a single bad moment. A brilliant cover art also. Will now listen more Yorkston.
Fav Tracks: Choices, Like Wide Rivers
There is no Upside
We test the Beams
Country: UK / Sweden
Genre: Folk
For fans of: Sam Lee, Tom Rosenthal, King Creosote
Warm instrumentation and fantastically complex lyrics are the overarching theme on this record. Aside from the first track, this album was recorded entirely over three days and this improvisational spirit carries through on a lot of the songs here. The album doesn't necessarily feel rough around the edges, but it has a sense of spontaneity that I'd normally associate with live performances.
This is medieval ... read more
Genre: Folk
For fans of: Sam Lee, Tom Rosenthal, King Creosote
Warm instrumentation and fantastically complex lyrics are the overarching theme on this record. Aside from the first track, this album was recorded entirely over three days and this improvisational spirit carries through on a lot of the songs here. The album doesn't necessarily feel rough around the edges, but it has a sense of spontaneity that I'd normally associate with live performances.
This is medieval ... read more
god i love folk music it is so good and nobody can argue with me because they would be wrong. also this is an amazing piece of album art like wtf. overall like a super good release i am impressed and very happy and have already ordered this on vinyl. i feel so at ease and happy now. "we test the beams" is a perfect song and "choices, like wide rivers" is close to being one.
fave tracks: ella mary leather; to soothe her wee bit sorrows; choices, like wide rivers there is no ... read more
fave tracks: ella mary leather; to soothe her wee bit sorrows; choices, like wide rivers there is no ... read more
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Track List
- Ella Mary Leather
- To Soothe Her Wee Bit Sorrows
- Choices, Like Wide Rivers
- Struggle
- There Is No Upside
- A Droplet Forms
- A Very Old - Fashioned Blues
- We Test the Beams
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Added on: November 4, 2020