Beth Orton

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 TV dramas. Yet not every melody has remained
memorable,and many lyrics are as hazy as the hallucinatory mix of the trippiest... More >