Beth Orton Details New Album, ‘Weather Alive’

She's signed up to Partisan Records for the release of her first album in six years

Beth Orton has a new album on the way.

Titled Weather Alive, the eight-track record marks Orton’s signing to Partisan Records, and comes six years on from her last full-length effort, Kidsticks. You can watch a video for the new album’s title track above.

Orton worked on Weather Alive from her home studio in London, and the album features contributions from The Smile’s drummer Tom Skinner; The Invisible’s bassist Tom Herbert; Alabaster dePlume; and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily.

Partisan will release Weather Alive on September 23, 2022.

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