Beth Orton "The Ground Above" COLOR:Cigarette Curls Smokey/Translucent Marbled " - Part of what

" - Part of what makes A Place I'll Always Go so striking is the way it channels feelings of anxiety - heart-racing moments both exhilarating and crushing - into songs that feel well-worn and comforting

Free of any recognizable influences

The triumphant return of As I Lay Dying

and the psychic consequences of living in an increasingly digitized world

If that statement doesn’t give it away

Beth Orton "The Ground Above" COLOR:Cigarette Curls Smokey/Translucent Marbled " - Part of whatIf 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 newfound 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