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8.7
47710
8.7 |
The AU Review
An affecting and mesmerising album, and one of the Yorkston’s finest to date
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8.0
44761
8.0 |
BBC
Innovative arrangements aside, this might not be the most forward-thinking LP you’ll hear this year. But the emotion and honesty on display are qualities that will never go out of style
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8.0
44762
8.0 |
The Skinny
Dwelling only on personal circumstances results in an unnecessarily reductive assessment of this remarkable album – Yorkston’s best yet
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8.0
44767
8.0 |
Q
As always with this gem of a musician, all human life is here. Print edition only
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8.0
44769
8.0 |
Mojo
A record that seeks to draw you in and keep you close. Print edition only
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8.0
44796
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Yorkston exposes and plays with his emotional connection to life around him, showing once again that he is able to put pen to paper in a way that his contemporaries can only dream of
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8.0
44932
8.0 |
The Irish Times
An album that’s warm, loose, sumptuous and heady, but always meticulously crafted
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8.0
44949
8.0 |
The Fly
Don’t be fooled by the benign title of James Yorkston’s latest album – the songs have some real bite to them, both lyrically and sonically
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8.0
45344
8.0 |
State
Although not a fundamental departure for Yorkston, I Was a Cat from a Book in its satisfying wholeness does enough to challenge old fans and hopefully attract some new ones as well
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7.0
44793
7.0 |
musicOMH
His music is more inventive, instrumentally diverse and accessible than ever before, arguably straying outside the realms of pure folk into the outer confines of indie-rock for the first time
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7.0
44961
7.0 |
DIY
A good album with top-class musicianship and production, that deserves your ear at least once even if folk is not your thing
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7.0
44894
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s still discernibly a James Yorkston record, and full of what you’d expect from one, but there’s enough shading in the corners and drawing over the lines to add new sparks of interest
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7.0
44895
7.0 |
Clash
Undeniably there’s little here that will surprise fans, but there is certainly plenty to be enchanted by
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6.5
44910
6.5 |
Bowlegs
He’s never made a bad album, and whilst I Was a Cat from a Book isn’t up there with his best, it maintains the Fife man’s tradition of delivering quality music
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6.0
44784
6.0 |
The Observer
Not flawless but always affecting
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6.0
44968
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
This is an album for people who wrestle with the black dog, regret and daily reminders of mortality
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6.0
44995
6.0 |
NME
The record as a whole is full of wan acoustic guitar tunes in desperate need of that mysterious quality of oomph. Print edition only
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6.0
44952
6.0 |
Evening Standard
When he cheers up and includes a memorable melody, as on the glorious Just as Scared, folk’s best-kept secret sounds like he might yet discover a bigger audience
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6.0
44954
6.0 |
The Independent
The extended instrumental palette has brought a new depth to the arrangements but has added little transparency to Yorkston's often bewildering lyrics
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