Sugaring Season
| Sugaring Season | ||||
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| Studio album by Beth Orton | ||||
| Released |
1 October 2012 (UK) 2 October 2012 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Flora Recording & Playback, Portland, Oregon, USA | |||
| Genre | Folk, adult alternative | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine | |||
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| Singles from Sugaring Season | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
| Paste | 8.5/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.7[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Slant Magazine |  [8] |
| This Is Fake DIY | 8/10[9] |
Sugaring Season is English singer-songwriter Beth Orton's fifth studio album, her first new work for six years. It was recorded in Portland, Oregon at the studio of producer Tucker Martine. It is her first release for the ANTI- record label with whom she signed in 2010.
Track listing
All songs were composed by Orton except where noted:
- "Magpie" – 4:32
- "Dawn Chorus" – 3:24
- "Candles" – 3:45
- "Something More Beautiful" (Orton / M. Ward) – 3:28
- "Call Me the Breeze" (Orton / Tom Rowlands) – 3:52
- "Poison Tree" (lyrics partially by William Blake) – 4:06
- "See Through Blue" (Orton / Clemence Des Rochers / Pierre Brault) – 1:54
- "Last Leaves of Autumn" – 4:01
- "State of Grace" – 4:15
- "Mystery" – 4:08
- Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "That Summer Feeling" (Jonathan Richman) – 4:37
- "I Wasn't Born to Follow" (Goffin and King) – 3:59
- "Goin' Back" (Neil Young) – 4:02
Personnel
- Beth Orton – vocals, guitar
- Rob Burger – piano, harmonium, electric piano, accordion
- Brian Blade – drums, percussions
- Clarice Jensen – cello
- Ted Barnes – guitar, banjo
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Carl Broemel – guitar
- Sam Amidon – guitar, organ, violin, background vocals
- Eyvind Kang – viola
- Nadia Sirota – viola
- Ben Russell – violin
- Tucker Martine – percussions
- Sebastian Steinberg – bass
- Nate Query – bass
- Laura Veirs – background vocals
References
- ↑ "Sugaring Season Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom (2012-10-01). "Sugaring Season". AllMusic.
- ↑ Zaleski, Annie (2012-10-02). "Beth Orton's Sugaring Season". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Moores, J.R (2012-09-26). "Sugaring Season review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Heselgrave, Douglas (2012-10-02). "Beth Orton: Sugaring Season". Paste (magazine). Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Currin, Grayson (2012-10-03). "Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Rosen, Jody (2012-10-02). "Sugaring Season — Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ "Slant review".
- ↑ Man, Bevis. "Beth Orton — Sugaring Season". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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