Beth Orton has one of those voices which is effortless. There’s no putting on a style or trying to emulate anyone else. I guess sadly the majority of people would just know her as that woman that always seemed to get nominated for Best Female at The Brits. Yes, I was one of them too but that made me bother to find and take a listen to her stuff and in ‘Thinking About Tomorrow’, a gem was definitely found.
So chilled out it’s practically laid on its back; the lush mix of Beth’s gentle and slightly fragile vocals alongside the patter of an instrumental awash with strings, a bass line and flashes of guitar allow this track to take you away. At just over 6 minutes long, wherever you go in that amount of time you’ll come out the other side refreshed. My personal 6 minutes has sand and the gentle ripple of water.
A prime example of why Monday gets a choice of a weekly song from me. If you’ve had a hard Monday stick this one on around 8pm as the sun sets with a glass of rose. Who cares it’s a school night, you’ve earned it right? And if you like this gem, I can only encourage you to see what other absolute jewels can be discovered in the Beth Orton back catalogue.
From the album ‘Daybreaker’ (2002) / @beth_orton
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