On her stunning sophomore album, Central Reservation, Beth Orton slips free of the electronic textures that colored her acclaimed 1996 debut, Trailer Park, stripping her music down to its raw essentials to produce a work of stark simplicity and rare poignancy. With the exception of a pair of Ben Watt-produced tracks ("Stars All Seem to Weep" and a remix of the title cut), Central Reservation rejects synthetic sounds and beats altogether in favor of an organic atmosphere somewhere between ...   [ read more ]

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With Comfort of Strangers, her first record in nearly four years, Beth Orton shakes off any remaining rave dust from her early collaborations with William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers. The U.K. singer/songwriter instead enlists eclectic indie icon Jim O'Rourke as producer, and the result is a lovely set of pop-flavored neo-folk. Even at its most languid, Orton's voice has always suggested hidden reserves of strength, and the new songs' more traditional structures showcase that backbone. So do her lyrics...   [ read more ]

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Second disc features rare B-sides now currently unavailable, including live and instrumental versions of songs. Originally released in 1996, this debut album was a fresh fusion of indie folk and trip-hop beats. Her breezy, ethereal voice and buoyant songs were immediately embraced by critics and fans, aptly appealing to both the college indie crowd and the digital dance junkies.

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