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January 24, 2006

Beth Orton Cozies Up to Strangers

Singer-songwriter showcases her voice on stripped-down fourth album
October 10, 2002

Orton Unplugs on U.S. Tour

Singer-songwriter will play acoustic sets for fall shows
April 12, 2002

Beth Orton Returns to the Road

British songstress to come to the U.S. in May
April 11, 2001

New Album in Works for Orton

Beth Orton signs with electronic-minded Astralwerks label

Recordings and Reviews

Trailer Park (2008 Remastered Version)

Back in 1996, when Beth Orton released her solo debut, the British songsmith (and erstwhile Chemical Brothers collaborator) was among the first to combine folk with synths and dubby studio effects. Thirteen years later, Trailer Park still sounds current, thanks to folktronica's ubiquity on NPR and...

2009 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Comfort Of Strangers

2006

The Other Side Of Daybreak

2003

Daybreaker

2002

Central Reservation

1999

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Biography

Beth Orton has one of rock & roll's strangest job descriptions: a boho folkie who strums her acoustic guitar for everyone from punk rockers to club kids. She got her start hanging around dance producers William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers, lending her voice to give their break beats a human touch; she sings the hangover rhapsodies "Alive: Alone" and "Where Do I Begin" on the early Chemical Bro...

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