Posts Tagged ‘Beth Orton’

BETH ORTON – ” Moon “

Posted: March 7, 2016 in MUSIC
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Beth Orton Kidsticks album cover art

She’s been revered in singer-songwriter circles for a very long time, but longtime listeners know that Beth Orton got her start in the 90s UK electronica scene, lending her voice to big-beat compositions by the likes of The Chemical Brothers.

This spring, Beth Orton will release her seventh LP, “Kidsticks”, and it’s a return to form in that it sees Orton backing her music with driving techno rhythms, though her songwriting and vocals stunning as ever remain in the forefront. The record was co-produced by Beth Orton and Andrew Hung (a Bristol-based soundscaper who fronts the duo Fuck Buttons) listen to the lead single, “Moon,” rocks a totally infectious groove. “Moon” is a dance heavy track with atmospheric sound effects and a pulsating beat. The driving rhythm lays under Orton’s shimmering vocals, and the celestial lyrics match the song’s cosmic vibe.

Opening on a bassline reminiscent of The White Stripes’ “The Hardest Button to Button,” the song kicks into high gear at the midway point as Orton uses the moon as a metaphor for clarity and connection: “I see the light and it’s bright, keeps me up all night / I feel the light burning bright.”

Kidsticks is out on ANTI- Records on May 27th.

RYAN ADAMS and BETH ORTON – ” Brown Sugar ” Rolling Stones Cover

Posted: September 24, 2015 in MUSIC
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A picture/slide show tribute to a wonderful cover song recorded by two great musicians..Definitely a totally different take on the song, It’s not even recognizable as ‘Brown Sugar’. I like when musicians cover songs and turn them into something different. On Monday, Ryan Adams released a track-by-track cover of Taylor Swift’s smash hit album “1989” to mostly rave reviews.

So lets go back and compile a list of some of the North Carolina native’s best cover songs. Ryan Adams has a long history of covering other artists, dating back his earliest days with seminal alt-country outfit Whiskeytown in the early 1990s.

MARK LANEGAN and BETH ORTON – ” Your Kisses Burn “

Posted: August 5, 2015 in MUSIC
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UK label Heavenly Recordings is turning 25 this year, and they’re releasing a few special singles to celebrate. They got relatively recent signee Mark Lanegan and early star Beth Orton to record a cover of “Your Kisses Burn,” the 1988 duet between Soft Cell’s Marc Almond and Nico, which ended up being Nico’s final recording before her death. Lanegan and Orton play the cover fairly straight, maintaining the original’s lushly orchestrated gothic grandeur, with maybe an added hint of dusty twang, thanks in no small part to Lanegan’s inimitable older-than-dirt voice. have a listen to the original version below from the Album: Marc Almond – The Stars We Are (1988).