Beth Orton - Ground Above [LP] SYSTEM OF A DOWN- HYPNOTIZE-7AYDCRYKJ59RG Van's Song

Van's Song

Albums like Fear of Music and Remain in Light didn’t simply borrow from other traditions—they transformed them into startlingly original

soulful range of her powerhouse voice — equal parts Roberta Flack

an artist equally at home behind the lens as she is in front of a microphone

Beth Orton - Ground Above [LP] SYSTEM OF A DOWN- HYPNOTIZE-7AYDCRYKJ59RG Van's SongIf 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