The Wide, Wide River

James Yorkston - The Wide, Wide River
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2021 Ratings: #238 / 753
User Score
Based on 93 ratings
2021 Rank: #639
Liked by 11 people
January 22, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Domino / Label
Chamber Folk / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic

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.

80
Loud and Quiet

What would be a fun Yorkston album becomes something more due to the presence of the orchestra.

80
Clash

It’s contagious joy to hear players with such abandon and intuition, braiding their lines together.

80
Uncut

The immediacy is obvious, and the band stretch Yorkston’s reassuring vulnerability in new directions.

80
Mojo

Yorkston is one of our finest talents, still stretching out.

72
Spectrum Culture

Another fine installment in what has proven to be a highly inventive and engaging recording career from a singular talent.

70
PopMatters

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.

BodhisattyaPal
85

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

BGL13
60
verniers
88

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

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Added on: November 4, 2020