Beth Orton - Weather Alive

My dad worked for the weather bureau. I grew up watching lots of live videos they used for training including Tornados and storm chasers. Admittedly I was a bit of an odd kid. This album sort of reminds me of that time.

I hadn't listened to Beth Orton since high school. However, this 2022 release is exquisite and far exceeded my expectations when it was suggested by a friend that I should listen. I first heard this on headphones lying in bed at night. The opening track was so beautiful and sad I cried. I went and bought the record that weekend. Am I selling it? Haha

Features drummer Tom Skinner from Sons of Kemet and Alabaster DePlume on saxophone. Stand out tracks include the title track, Fractals, and Haunted Satellite. The album cover glistens and the photography is stunning - a mirror placed in the sand and the photo of the reflection with the landscape around it. Simple but clever.

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