LP – Black Vinyl. Housed in a printed inner sleeve with digital download card.
Just Beyond the River is the second studio album by James Yorkston and the Athletes. It was released in October 2004. The album was produced by Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet). Pete Paphides wrote in The Times “Yorkston has reached a state of grace that writers can spend forever trying to attain: songs that sound not so much written as carefully retrieved from your own subconscious, played with an intuition bordering on telepathy. What more could you ask for?” while Pitchfork said, “Yorkston’s record creates a bucolic, timeless world where magic remains a recent memory.”
A1. Heron
A2. Shipwreckers
A3. Surf Song
A4. Hermitage
A5. Hotel
A6. This Time Tomorrow
B1. Banjo #1
B2. We Flew Blind
B3. Edward
B4. Banjo #2
B5. The Snow It Melts The Soonest
“Yorkston has reached a state of grace that writers can spend for ever trying to attain: songs that sound not so much written as carefully retrieved from your own subconcious, played with an intuition bordering on telepathy. What more could you ask for?” – 5/5 The Times
“An intelligent and beautifully crafted set of songs from a musician and lyricist of rare depth” – 5/5 Record Collector
“Yorkston has delivered no less than a masterpiece” – The Telegraph
“A masterpiece that could just become a timeless classic” – The Fly
“Just Beyond The River is another masterpiece” – Time Out