The Route to the Harmonium is James’ first solo record since 2014’s Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society (CRAWS) and follows the two collaborative albums he made as one third of Yorkston/Thorne/Khan as well as the release of his debut novel Three Craws in 2016. This album was almost entirely recorded by James himself, in a small Scottish fishing village where he lives. James adds: “I guess, as a musician and writer, I find myself reacting to what goes on around. So, this album is about life, the life that carries on around me." Tracklisting 1. Your Beauty Could Not Save You 2. The Irish Wars of Independence 3. Like Bees to Foxglove

4. Shallow 5. The Blue of the Thistle

6. My Mount Ain’t No Bible 7.Solitary Islands All

8. The Villages I Have Known My Entire Life

9. Oh Me, Oh My

10. Brittle

11. Yorkston Athletic

12. A Footnote to an Epitaph