For Beth Orton, the messiness of being human has never sounded better
And then she went and died," she explains."I thought, 'Jesus. I hope she put on her best dressed before she died. I had a certain amount of power within the songs but within the world… I felt very little."There were moments of violence, homelessness — there was a lot going on.
- ▪And then she went and died," she explains."I thought, 'Jesus.
- ▪I hope she put on her best dressed before she died.
- ▪I had a certain amount of power within the songs but within the world… I felt very little."There were moments of violence, homelessness — there was a lot going on.
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Beth Orton on grief, her folktronica past and new album The Ground AboveBy Al NewsteadDouble JTopic:MusicPosted Sun 26 Jul 2026 at 4:30amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 4:30amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 4:30amBeth Orton navigates aging and the complexities of being human on her lush new album, The Ground Above. (Supplied: Kasia Wozniak)abc.net.au/news/beth-orton-the-ground-above-new-albm-folktronica-grief-loss/106937174Link copiedShareShare articleBritish singer-songwriter Beth Orton had a friend whose best clothes always seemed to remain in the closet."She was always waiting for this better time to come. And then she went and died," she explains."I thought, 'Jesus. I hope she put on her best dressed before she died.
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