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Comfort of Strangers
Beth Orton List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $12.98
Audio CD - 07 February, 2006
Astralwerks / Emd
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Number of Media: 1
CD Tracks:
Worms
Conceived
Comfort Of Strangers
Heartland Truckstop
Shadow Of A Doubt
Safe In Your Arms
Countenance
Rectify
Feral Children
Shopping Trolley
A Place Aside
Absinthe
Heart Of Soul
Pieces Of Sky
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| Audio CD Description Few vocalists equal the expressive subtlety of Beth Orton, whose fourth album is both her most musically spare and artistically complex to date. Not only does the production and backing by Jim O'Rourke (known for his work with Sonic Youth and Wilco) capture Orton's vocal style at its most unstudied and unvarnished, the lack of embellishment focuses all the more attention on her songwriting. From the jazzy phrasing on the deceptively jaunty "Worms" through the haunting "Feral" and the amazing grace of the closing, hymnlike "Pieces of Sky," Orton's songs give voice to the sort of knotty, prickly emotions that are as hard to define as they are deeply felt. Most of the musical dynamic features piano or guitar over an elemental, insistent rhythm section, making the coloring of an occasional string section ("Conceived"), harmonica ("Absinthe"), or accordion ("Safe in Your Arms") all the more striking. As an indication of the emotional range of this musical minimalism, the title cut is soothing enough to please fans of Norah Jones, while "Heartlandstruckstop" is as edgy as Patti Smith. |
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Good from start to finish Beth Orton is a talented and unique singer-songwriter with a consistent sense of releasing good music. The soul of Beth Orton songs have always been two things - her great voice and her fantastic lyrics. "Safe In Your Arms" was my first favorite off this album. Next, "Heart of Soul" a more upbeat piece to break up the slower songs. If you're a fan of Beth's or new to her, this CD is for you. Excellent music from beginning to end. It's different in style to Trailer Park and Central Reservation, but all in all a great album.
Fans can never be objective... From the OBJECTIVE reviewer...a sophomore slump for Beth's senior release. This is absent any life her previous albums exhibited.
A Change of Pace Beth Orton is a talented and elcectic singer-songwriter with a pretty good track record for releasing quality albums. I was please to here that COMFORT OF STRANGERS was to be a bare bones release, focusing on songs rather than arrangements. Most of Beth's other albums have been the type that need to grow on you over time, sometimes due to their eclectic range.
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