Acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston has announced his new album, Songs for Nina & Johanna, set for release on August 22 via Domino. The record, his sixteenth for the label, sees him once again collaborating with members of Stockholm’s The Second Hand Orchestra. This time, he’s joined by two of Sweden’s most iconic voices: Nina Persson of The Cardigans and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit.
Following his critically lauded 2023 album The Great White Sea Eagle, which featured Persson, this new LP sees Persson and Söderberg sharing vocal duties with Yorkston. Persson appears on five tracks and Söderberg on four. “Who wouldn’t embrace the chance to sing with two great Swedish voices?” Yorkston says of the collaboration. “They complement, yet never compete. And me? I tried not to get in their way.”
Two new tracks, the gentle and poignant “A Moment Longer” and “Love / Luck,” are available to stream now and are accompanied by videos (watch below). The album, recorded live at Studio Rymden in Stockholm, is described as a meditation on family, love, and parenthood. The sessions found Söderberg heavily pregnant, a circumstance that the album press suggests may have “ignited a certain emotion” in her performances.
The album features contributions from Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John), Ullis Gyllenberg, Lina Langendorf, and Lars Skoglund. It will be available in various formats, including a limited Dinked LP with a bonus CD of reimagined tracks.
Pre-Order Songs for Nina & Johanna: https://jamesyorkston.ffm.to/ninaandjohanna
Tour Dates
Duo shows with James & Nina:
Tues 16th Sept – Queen’s Hall – Edinburgh
Weds 17th Sept – The Common Room – Newcastle
Thu 18th Sept – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Fri 19th Sept – Halle St Peter, Manchester
Sat 20th Sept – St Martin in the Field, London
Tues 23rd Sept – Södra Teatern, Stockholm
James Yorkston solo shows:
Fri 5th Dec – CCA, Glasgow
Sat 6th Dec – Tolbooth, Stirling
Mon 8th Dec – Future Yard, Birkenhead
Tue 9th Dec – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Wed 10th Dec – Durham
Thu 11th Dec – Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
Sat 13th Dec – Alphabet, Brighton
Sun 14th Dec – Bodega, Nottingham
Mon 15th Dec – Strange Brew, Bristol
Wed 17th Dec – South Street Arts Centre, Reading
Tue 20th Jan 2026 – Quasimodo, Berlin
Weds 21st Jan 2026 – UT Connewitz, Leipzig
Thurs 22nd Jan 2026 – Brotfabrik, Frankfurt
Tickets: https://www.jamesyorkston.co.uk/