Description

Yorkston and Sweden’s The Second Hand Orchestra had no real plans to do a follow up, but as James visited his studio in Cellardyke, Fife everyday in early 2021, he began to start writing songs on the piano as opposed to his usual guitar as he gazed upon the sea outside his window.

After sending the first five or six songs to Karl-Jonas Winqvist (the leader/conductor of TSHO), they began to discuss working on the music together. With Yorkston’s shift from guitar to piano, they thought about what other changes they could make to their process which led to the involvement of a guest singer and the legendary Nina Persson (The Cardigans) was brought into the fold.

Tracklisting:

1. Sam and Jeanie McGreagor 01:55
2. An Upturned Crab 02:58
3. Keeping Up With The Grandchildren, Yeah 04:23
4. The Heavy Lyric Police 04:32
5. A Sweetness In You 03:14
6. A Forestful Of Rogues 04:13
7. Peter Paulo Van Der Heyden 03:19
8. Mary 03:26
9. Hold Out For Love 03:09
10. The Harmony 04:03
11. The Great White Sea Eagle 03:24
12. A Hollow Skeleton Lifts A Heavy Wing 05:05