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Many musicians turn inward when the world around them seems chaotic and unreliable. Reframing one’s perception of self can often reveal new personal truths both uncomfortable and profound, and for Beth Orton, music re-emerged in the past several years as a tethering force even when her own life felt
more tumultuous than ever. Indeed, the foundations of the songs on Orton’s stunning new album, Weather Alive, are nothing more than her voice and a “cheap, crappy” upright piano installed in a shed in her garden, conjuring a deeply meditative atmosphere that remains long after the final note has evaporated. “I am known as a collaborator and I’m very good at it. I’m very open to it. Sometimes, I’ve been obscured by it,” says Orton, who rose to prominence through ‘90s-era collaborations with William Orbit, Red Snapper and The Chemical Brothers before striking out on her own with a series of acclaimed, award-winning solo releases. “I think what’s happened with this record is that through being cornered by life, I got to reveal myself to myself and to collaborate with myself, actually.” Orton has long been regarded as possessing one of the most unique and expressive voices in music–a voice that has grown evermore rich and wise over time. Her 1996 debut, Trailer Park, pioneered a synthesis of electronic and acoustic sounds, while its 1999 follow-up, Central Reservation, garnered international success.
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By Tom Brennan – I was invited with a few other “industry” people to a take part in a craft beer tour along the Jersey Shore. Full-disclosure; I’m a beer nerd. I enjoy it, I like talking about it, I make it…ya’ know the whole nine. (more…)
NPR's Scott Simon talks to French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, one of the most listened-to francophone pop artists in the world, about her new album, "DNK." Poet J. Ivy is a nominee for the Grammys' Best Spoken Word Poetry Album award — a new category he helped create, after petitioning the Recording Academy. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with artist Muni Long about being a first-time Grammy nominee in three categories. Already a quiet influence on the hyperpop scene, fame, relationships, stimulants and screens collide in brakence's "realer-than-real" sound.Aya Nakamura on her new album 'DNK'
Poetry finally has its own Grammy category – mostly thanks to J. Ivy, nominee
Before 'Hrs and Hrs,' Muni Long spent years and years working for others
The extremely online psychedelia of brakence
Poet J. Ivy is a nominee for the Grammys' Best Spoken Word Poetry Album award — a new category he helped create, after petitioning the Recording Academy. Don't be shocked by the 23-year-old jazz singer's breakneck rise from precocious college student to best new artist Grammy nominee. In those few years, she's been building three careers at once. At this year's awards on Sunday night, Beyoncé could become the artist with the most Grammys ever. She could also go down in history as the most snubbed. Molly Tuttle's new album is her third. But in many ways, it's a reintroduction – of her prodigious guitar talent, of her personal story, and to the Recording Academy that decides Grammy Awards.Poetry finally has its own Grammy category – mostly thanks to J. Ivy, nominee
Samara Joy's polyphonic stardom
2023 Grammy Awards: The Beyoncé paradox
In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'
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