Beth Orton album and tour news

Beth Orton has announced a new album, *The Ground Above*, and a North American and UK tour built around its June release. (undertheradarmag.com) The record is due June 26 on Partisan Records, four years after *Weather Alive*, and Orton has already shared the title track and a new single, “Waiting.” (undertheradarmag.com) The tour starts September 15 in Washington, D.C., runs through Seattle on October 3, then resumes in the UK on October 12 and ends October 22 at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London. (undertheradarmag.com) North American stops include Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with tickets for those dates going on sale Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m. local time. (brooklynvegan.com) The album is Orton’s ninth studio LP and another self-produced release, extending the approach she used on *Weather Alive* in 2022. (stereoboard.com) Press materials describe *The Ground Above* as a record about survival, renewal, motherhood, identity and political unease, with Orton saying “Waiting” is about “moving out of the holding pattern fear keeps us in.” (undertheradarmag.com) The eight-song tracklist includes “The Ground Above,” “Before I Knew,” “Cigarette Curls,” “Waiting,” “Celestial Light,” “I’ll Miss You,” “Love You Right” and “Otherside.” (undertheradarmag.com) The sessions include Shahzad Ismaily, Sam Beste, Chris Vatalaro, Vishal Nayak, Paul Butler, Christos Styliande, Tom Herbert and Dave Okumu; BrooklynVegan also reported contributions from Nick Hakim and Tom Skinner. (undertheradarmag.com) (brooklynvegan.com) Orton’s official site has already been updated to foreground “The Ground” as the current single and direct fans to tour and store pages, a standard sign that the album campaign is fully underway. (bethortonofficial.com) With the album set for June 26 and the road dates beginning in mid-September, Orton has mapped out a six-month return that moves from singles to theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. (undertheradarmag.com) (brooklynvegan.com)