The great white sea eagle

"When Yorkston and Persson's twin their voices together in open-hearted harmony, as they do on "Harmony," "Mary," and in a few other places, it's hard not to be completely enchanted. Yorkston has couched his thoughtful, insightful songs in many musical forms, all of them quite successful. His teamwork with the Second Hand Orchestra, and especially with Persson, results in some of the most beautiful and moving music he's made, which is high praise indeed".

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"Cardigans-sangeren Nina Persson (...) har - i samarbejde med den skotske folkesanger James Yorkston og det svenske lydkollektiv The Second Hand Orchestra - udgivet det smukke album 'The Great White Sea Eagle'. Der er noget slentrende over dette umiddelbart løst sammensatte album, men intet er overflødigt, alt går op i en højere enhed i sangene, som lever højt på Yorkston og Perssons vanedannende vokalharmonier".

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"Unearthly beauty from Scottish folk musician/author and Cardigans singer: Brace for emotional heft that'll leave you winded, hidden in deceptively simple arrangements. In 2021, Yorkston returned to his Fine studio and, looking out to sea, began writing on piano instead of his usual guitar. He enlisted the Swedish collective he'd worked with before, and The Cardigans' Nina Persson. The result is brooding, often humorous musings on life, joy, occasionally death".