Beth Orton

This collection of U.K. singles and remixes is a balm no matter what stories the night could tell. Orton continues to tread the line between acoustic folkie and dance chill-out queen, making Other Side the aural equivalent of dawn: regenerating, calming, and likely to send you off into a world of reveries.

Beth Orton's new album is more than just a remix disc; it's also a de-mix album. She hands
four songs from last year's Daybreaker to outside producers who wrap the brooding
midtempo tunes in chattering drum machines and ghostly dub. But she also breaks down
that album's lead single, "Concrete Sky," into a solo-acoustic live performance, and she
adds mostly acoustic versions of the Five Stairsteps' 1970 Chicago-soul hit "Ooh C... More >