I
have yet to write a review of Sugaring Season by Beth Orton, but as a
music fan and writer I would be doing it and you a disservice not to
give it Reverberations highest recommendation.
It has grown on me with every listen. While always a fan of Orton's I've never been struck as true or deep as by this record.
I could draw parallels to the work of Van Morrison, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake without being unfair or inaccurate, but like all great records Sugaring Season has a passion and identity that is singular. Like Astral Weeks or Five Leaves Left, for instance, what makes Sugaring Season so powerful is the the total impression its collection of fine songs makes. Good albums have good songs. Great albums have good songs that complement one another, sequenced in such a way as to make the listener feel that the flow of the record was ordained, inevitable.
If you haven't listened to this record, please do yourself a favor.
It has grown on me with every listen. While always a fan of Orton's I've never been struck as true or deep as by this record.
I could draw parallels to the work of Van Morrison, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake without being unfair or inaccurate, but like all great records Sugaring Season has a passion and identity that is singular. Like Astral Weeks or Five Leaves Left, for instance, what makes Sugaring Season so powerful is the the total impression its collection of fine songs makes. Good albums have good songs. Great albums have good songs that complement one another, sequenced in such a way as to make the listener feel that the flow of the record was ordained, inevitable.
If you haven't listened to this record, please do yourself a favor.
Enjoy this song from Sugaring Season:
