James Yorkston & The Athletes - 'Shipwreckers' (Domino)
3/5
By: Toby L
Slight and subtle, though mirroring the timbre of one Beck Hansen, Yorkston is one far removed from potential spectacle and deliberate stabs at bad funk. This is songwriting of that earnest, nitty-gritty-beauty variety, and a banjo-pluckin' ramble into gentle folk-country minimalism.
So 'Shipwreckers' may not strictly sound like it was written this century. Or last century for that matter. But in its winsome strings, gentle drum brushes and James' gentle, genial storytelling, you're prepared to be transported wherever, and, more crucially, whenever, this fine retrogressive singer may command.
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