Beth Orton - Ground Above [CD] Polydor / Umgd On the Steps of the

On the Steps of the Palace6

Over a dozen clever and open-hearted tracks

alternating bassists John Hebert and Tim Lefebvre

experimenting with different sounds and a new set of collaborators

Beth Orton - Ground Above [CD] Polydor / Umgd On the Steps of theIf 2022s album, Weather Alive, lived underwater, suspended, spectral, and dreamlike, The Ground Above marks a resurfacing. It is Beths most direct and unapologetic music to date; profoundly urgent, embodied, and powered by a new found strength. Where the previous record unfolded in a post ictal, time out of time dreamscape, The Ground Above finds Orton firmly back on land, taking a giant intake of air. It documents survival, integration, renewal,and