Beth Orton

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

Back in 2020, when lockdowns arrived, optimists began speculating how much great art would be created in that time. King Lear had supposedl...

Beth Orton Savoured Every Moment in Vancouver

Hollywood Theatre, November 22

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2022

"Thank you for giving me my own vagina to climb into every night." This was Beth Orton's way of shouting out her sound tech for giving her...

Beth Orton Is Trying to Keep the Poetry Separate

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2022

"I opened a book today, and the first line I read was — I love this, you might not love this, I don't know — but I opened a book today, and...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for September 6, 2022: Hudson Mohawke, Kiwi Jr., Megan Thee Stallion

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2022

As the well-known mnemonic goes, "Thirty Days Hath September," and we have another round of Exclaim!'s Staff Picks freshly picked for the l...

U2, Father John Misty, Kesha, Peaches and More Cover T. Rex on New Tribute Album

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2020

Two years ago, we learned that a star-studded T. Rex tribute album was in the works. Now, finally, the record has been solidified, and the...

Beth Orton Takes Down "1973" Video Following Vandalism Accusations

PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

Earlier this month, Beth Orton prefaced her latest LP Kidsticks with a new video for "1973." The clip features psychedelic scenes of Orton...

Beth Orton

Kidsticks

PUBLISHED May 26, 2016

Beth Orton is the best. After studying guitar under the late great Bert Jansch and making the stunning alt-folk record Sugaring Season (201...

Beth Orton Explores Life After Life on 'Kidsticks'

PUBLISHED May 25, 2016

Beth Orton's sixth album (seventh if we're counting 1993's export-only Superpinkmandy) Kidsticks is being hailed as a return to the "folktr...