James Yorkston - Steady As She Goes

James Yorkston has come a long way since his Fence Collective days. Well, only across the Forth to Edinburgh in geographical terms; but musically he has graduated from popular pub singer to fully-fledged artist. Ahead of his third album 'The Year of the Leopard', Yorkston gives us Steady As She Goes, a warm yet plaintive song, set against a rustic accompaniment of acoustic guitar, strings and the lightest of percussion. Critics have often commented on Yorkston's Celtic streak, and this is another song that seems intimately connected to the landscapes of Scotland. Beautiful, no matter where you call home. [Nick Mitchell]