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Beth Orton review – battered optimism from an artist making the best music of her career

Drawing almost entirely from her last two albums, and backed by a band rooted in jazz and experimentation, Orton performed her emotionally fraught songs to a rapturous crowd

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Prince to Madonna, Blur to Beth Orton: William Orbit’s 12 greatest recordings

The late producer’s gift for bringing in elements from dance music’s cutting edge drew all manner of music royalty – and he often made them sound better than ever before

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

“There are these fun, crazy sessions where everyone's wild and something comes out of it and then there are ones that are a struggle and suddenly there's a breakthrough –I just enjoy them all”: We look back at a classic William Orbit interview

In the wake of the news of William Orbit's death, we revisit a recent interview in which he told us how the joy of painting and a beginner's guide to Pro Tools got his production mojo back...

MusicRadar · Aug 7

My New Band Believe review – beautiful ideas burst from ex-Black Midi man’s lovable debut album

Smoothing out the jump-cut chaos of his previous band, Cameron Picton brings entirely acoustic instrumentation to bear on these lovely, beguiling songs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

Add to playlist: the endlessly inventive, radiant indie rock of Friko and the week’s best new tracks

The Chicago band’s frantic, urgent guitar melodies celebrate hope, friendship and family in these uncertain times

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

Broken English review: Illustrates why Marianne Faithfull was a cultural force

4/5 This documentary by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard is a testament to one of the greatest cultural figures to emerge from the Sixties

Evening Standard · Mar 31

‘You have to get behind the song’: singer Sam Amidon on fronting Bon Iver, schooling Paul Mescal and the new folk revival

Bon Iver asked him to cover his new material and he’s teaching Mescal and Josh O’Connor to sing. But the interpreter is more interested in songs than stardom

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness

Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joins tributes to late keyboardist Martin Duffy

Duffy also played with Oasis, The Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Primal Scream and The Charlatans musician Martin Duffy dies aged 55

He also worked with Oasis, The Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton

Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022