Songs For Nina and Johanna (Dinked Edition #351)

‘Songs for Nina and Johanna’ is the beautiful new album from James Yorkston, this time featuring not one but two of Sweden’s most recognisable female vocalists. Recorded in Stockholm with Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Johanna Söderberg (First Aid Kit) and members of The Second Hand Orchestra, these are songs about family, love and parenthood. Tender and heart-breaking yet overwhelmingly life-affirming, ‘Songs for Nina and Johanna’ is a vital addition to the James Yorkston catalogue.

This is Yorkston’s sixteenth album on Domino and his third to be recorded in Stockholm in conjunction with members of The Second Hand Orchestra. Nina, who teamed up with James on his previous critically-acclaimed album, The Great White Sea Eagle, this time divides singing duties with Johanna, the two of them singing separately with James on five and four tracks respectively.

Side A

1. I Can Change 

2. Oh Light, Oh Light  

3. A Moment Longer 

4. Love / Luck  

5. Where's the Time?

Side B

6. Rabbit 

7. Love That Tree

8. Oh Sparrow, Up Yours 

9. I Spooked the Neighbours

10. With Me, With You

Bonus CD EP: “Reimaginations” by The Second Hand Orchestra

1. Time Was Short (5 1/2 min to be exact) 

2. With You, With Me (in Swedish)

3. A Moment Longer (Lina Langendorf solo saxophone)

4. Where’s the Time? (Instrumental)