The album was almost entirely recorded by James himself, in the small Scottish fishing village of Cellardyke, where he lives. Having created hours of recordings, James called up his old collaborator, mixer and producer David Wrench to help make sense of the sessions.

Disc 1
1. Your Beauty Could Not Save You - James Yorkston (3.12)
2. The Irish Wars of Independence - James Yorkston (4.49)
3. Like Bees to Foxglove - James Yorkston (3.59)
4. Shallow - James Yorkston (4.56)
5. The Blue of the Thistle - James Yorkston (2.44)
6. My Mouth Ain't No Bible - James Yorkston (6.53)
7. Solitary Islands All - James Yorkston (3.09)
8. The Villages I Have Known My Entire Life - James Yorkston (4.30)
9. Oh Me, Oh My - James Yorkston (2.43)
10. Brittle - James Yorkston (3.15)
11. Yorkston Athletic - James Yorkston (3.52)
12. A Footnote to an Epitaph - James Yorkston (3.19)