Everything is alright
Mike Tramp
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AllMusic
2021
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Timothy Monger
2021
"Spontaneity has always been an element of Yorkston's style, but the loose group-mind feel captured here yields appealingly fresh and intimate results. Against his half-spoken musings, a celestial array of jangling guitars, strings, and flutes play out, lifting the music up in a Scottish-Scandinavian communion of burgeoning friendship. The buoyant "Struggle" is a clear highlight with its airy harmonies and warming refrain. The sweetly ramshackle "There Is No Upside" captures the acoustic indie pop spirit of early Belle and Sebastian and the sprightly mysticism of the Waterboys' Fisherman's Blues in equal measure".
Folk radio UK
d. 22. Jan. 2021
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Thomas Blake
d. 22. Jan. 2021
"[Yorkston's] career has been impressive, to say the least ... Many of his releases have been in collaboration with other artists - from his initial backing band The Athletes to recent link-ups with Suhail Yusuf Khan and Jon Thorne - a fact which makes the consistency of his output all the more remarkable. His new album was made with The Second Hand Orchestra, a Swedish collective led by Karl-Jonas Winqvist that includes Peter Morén from Peter, Bjorn and John, and nyckelharpa player Cecilia Österholm ... Ella Mary Leather (...) provides a propulsive and catchy opening. The rest of the album has that slow-burning, exploratory feel that we have come to expect from Yorkston, with an improvisatory feel. To Soothe Her Wee Bit Sorrows unfolds over seven and a half minutes, soft but insistent. It's a perfect example of the way his songs can get under your skin without you knowing how - the ingredients are minimal and unshowy, but the result is unexpectedly moving ... Yet another career highlight".
Mojo
2021 February
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Jude Rogers
2021 February
"Recorded in three days, more lively collaborations by the Scottish singer-songwriter".