Beth Orton
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Biography
Beth Orton is the leading figure of the folktronica genre, which blends the acoustic sounds of folk with electronic elements. Born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, on December 14, 1970, Elizabeth Caroline Orton lost both of her divorced parents during her teenage years. She dropped out of school and abandoned her theatrical aspirations to travel to Thailand and work as a waitress in London, where she met producer William Orbit at a nightclub. Impressed by her voice, he created the Spill project for her, which led to the single âDonât Wanna Know âBout Evilâ (1993)âoriginally released in Japanâand several tracks on the album Hinterland (1995). After a debut album that went unnoticed, Superpinkymandy (1993), the singerâwho was featured on three albums by The Chemical Brothersâcollaborated with Andrew Weatherhall on her second effort, Trailer Park (which peaked at No. 68 in the UK), featuring the singles âShe Cries Your Name " (No. 40) and "Someone's Daughter" (No. 49). Her style, blending folk and trip-hop, proved highly influential and led to greater success with the albums *Central Reservation* (No. 17 in 1999), featuring Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Four Tet and won a Brit Award, Daybreaker (No. 8 in 2002), which was remixed on The Other Side of Daybreak (2003), and Comfort of Strangers (No. 24 in 2006), produced by Jim OâRourke, all three of which also charted on the US Billboard 200. Six years later, in 2012, Beth Orton switched labels to sign with Anti and collaborated with producer Tucker Martine on the album Sugaring Season (No. 26 in the UK), entirely acoustic like its predecessor, while the next one, Kidsticks (2016, No. 40), turned out to be the most electronic. After starring in the lead role of the film Light Years (2015), the singer and guitarist returned in 2022 with the album Weather Alive (No. 27), released on the independent label Partisan Records.
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- Stars All Seem to Weep
- Forever Young
- Fractals
- Friday Night
- Central Reservation
- Concrete Sky
- Sweetest Decline
- Mount Washington
- She Cries Your Name
- Magpie
- Paris Train
- Love You Right
- Feral Children
- No Other World by Beth Orton
- Otherside
- Frankie
- Beautiful World
- Conceived
- Dolphins featuring Beth Orton
- Shadow Of A Doubt
- Comfort Of Strangers
- Rectify
- Love Can Do by Beth Orton
- Heartland Truckstop
