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Beth Orton
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Out of 36 votes - Similar Artists: Hooverphonic, KT Tunstall, Rose Smith
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- Location: United States
- Genre: Rock & Pop » Singer/Songwriter
Editor's review
The immeasurable heap of artists contending for regular play among coed coffee-shop crowds and postgraduate, nostalgic emo hipsters grows bigger by the day, and as such, Beth Orton's achieves much to be standing on the pile. Astralwerks' golden girl, Orton's alto is undeniably sad yet slightly cheeky in spots, framed inside climbing piano melodies and soft, folksy strings.
Biography
The 14-track album was recorded at New York's Sear Sound studio in the spring of 2005, with the much-acclaimed musician and composer Jim O'Rourke as producer. O'Rourke -- most recently guitarist and bass player with Sonic Youth -- has previously worked on recordings by such diverse groups and artists as Wilco, Stereolab and the noted American guitarist John Fahey.
'Comfort of Strangers' -- Beth's fourth album -- was recorded in two weeks. It features Beth Orton on guitar, piano and harmonica with O'Rourke on bass, piano and marimba and the esteemed American percussionist Tim Barnes on drums.
Beth Orton composed all the songs, although the title track was written in partnership with O'Rourke and singer-songwriter M. Ward.
