Song:Stolen Car
Album:Trailer Park/Central Reservation
British singer songwriter Beth Orton had success in the late 90s. I think the Lilith Fair movement promoting women gave her a big boost. Her music is British folk mixed with modern production techniques called Folktronica. She was born July 2, 1971 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Her parents were journalists. They split up when she was 11 and she moved with her mom to East London. Her mom died in 1989. Beth was a caterer for a while and also did some stage acting. She got into music after meeting producer William Orbit at a party. Orbit is best known for his work with Madonna. He was recording instrumentals as Strange Cargo. She recorded a couple of vocals for him and that led to an album that was released only in Japan. Orbit got her to record with electronic production and she continued that after they split up. She also recorded with Chemical Brothers and she finally signed with Heavenly Records. Her 1997 album Trailer Park did well enough in England that she got a US deal with Arista. And she toured with Lilith Fair which gave her some exposure in the US but it seems like she got lost in the shuffle. She had chart success in England with the 1999 album Central Reservation and the single Stolen Car. Most of the album was produced by Victor Van Vugt who was best known for his work with Nick Cave. Her music was always more successful in England. And after the 2002 album Daybreaker, Beth moved to Astralwerks. After two albums, she left Astralwerks and she now records for ANTI Records. Her latest CD Kidsticks was released in 2016. She is currently on tour and I expect she will record new music when the tour is over. Trailer Park and Central Reservation are available as a two-fer CD. Here's the video for Stolen Car by Beth Orton.
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