Daybreaker - Beth Orton
User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

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  1. NseE
    Mar 15, 2003
    10
    This is a beautiful cd. "Daybreaker" and "Concrete sky" are 2 different but beautiful examples of the styles on it.
  2. MickR
    Nov 7, 2002
    5
    I luv Beth, but really am disappointed with this disc. Her two previous album plus her EP is a must, but I wouldn't recommend this one to my friends....I don't think Ryan Adams is very talented and his noncreativity is rubbing off on Beth. I hope she doesn't become one of those artists who get major airplay on Dawson's Creek.
  3. KeithY.
    Aug 11, 2002
    10
    Fantastic! Must buy!
  4. TomT.
    Aug 7, 2002
    8
    Although it is hard to follow a really good CD, I think Beth has remained true to her roots... and sings like she means it!!
  5. JonB
    Sep 12, 2007
    8
    this CD is a departure from her previous two. I probably would have rated it around a 3 or 4 when I first heard it. But I dusted it off recently and have come to enjoy it very much. I think the sound and mood of this CD is an acquired taste and may take repeated spins to fully appreciate it's moody quality.

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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Billboard
    80
    Orton has a flair for penning languid, spacious songs whose forlorn characters seem as adrift as the music's fleeting acoustic guitar chords and absentminded piano tinkles.
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    80
    Yeah, she’s sticking with the formula that got her going six years ago, but when it actually works, why bother messing with it?
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  3. Q Magazine
    40
    Tortoise-pace strumming and a crippling shortage of choruses produce only torpor. [Aug 2002, p.131]
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