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Oct 1, 2012Sugaring Season is sophisticated, mature, and rife with quiet passion.
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Sep 28, 2012Despite a half decade of keeping relatively quiet, Orton has emerged with a fresh approach, and a batch of songs both intricately gorgeous and, more importantly, a hearty distance from familiar.
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Sep 27, 2012This delicacy was always the logical progression, and fans growing with Orton will find much to love about Sugaring Season.
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Nov 21, 2012The constant shifts in tone and temperament ultimately affirm Orton's unpredictable instincts, and give Sugaring Season a sweeter appeal.
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Oct 3, 2012The warmest songs are the least compelling, but in their way, they strengthen Sugaring Season for varying up the tone.
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Oct 11, 2012It's charming in every way, but still rooted in the pop folk that brought Beth to us in the first place.
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Oct 10, 2012One of the strengths of this album is how Orton alternates moods while maintaining a sense of pace.
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Oct 1, 2012This is a seductive if not immediately obvious piece of work, her adventures into folky-jazz work well, never straying too far from pleasing familiarity into all-out experimentalism.
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Sep 27, 2012On Sugaring Season she captures both the melancholy and the confidence that comes with growing older really rather well.
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Oct 3, 2012Album number five, Sugaring Season, is her purest work yet, stripped right down to the bare essentials and, as a result, it fits perfectly on an English folk timeline.
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Oct 12, 2012[Thought there are] a few sweet moments on Sugaring Season--especially melancholic, piano-driven "Last Leaves of Autumn--it all feels a bit saccharine.
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MagnetOct 10, 2012Sugaring Season isn't a breakthrough, but it's a consolidation of Orton's strengths. [#92, p.58]
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MojoOct 22, 2012Even in Beth's comfort zone, her acoustic band, produced by Tucker Martine, enrich some beguiling songs, with not a dud among them. [Nov 2012, p.90]
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Nov 21, 2012A great comeback from an artist who's been away for far too long.
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Oct 2, 2012Blessed with great songs, wonderful arrangements and vocal performances that seriously raise the bar in our expectations of what she's capable of, it is a record that shows real artistic growth in every area and is destined to become a classic that rivals Trailer Park and Central Reservation.
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Oct 3, 2012There are no unexpected detours or superfluous tangents, just 10 songs of sweet resilience delivered by a voice of seemingly effortless expression.
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Q MagazineOct 22, 2012This folk-rooted album is ideal for listeners who think they're tired of folk music. [Nov 2012, p.94]
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Oct 8, 2012The album slows to a crawl in its latter half, and that sense of lethargy ultimately detracts from the things Orton gets really right throughout.
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Sep 27, 2012The result is a fresh, autumnal album that's unashamedly mature yet impressively free.
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Oct 1, 2012More important on first contact, anyway, is the feel of the music, which grooves. Really good.
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Sep 28, 2012She's continued to move away from electronica, but these rich, emotionally sophisticated songs (which will appeal to Cat Power fans) still have a strong rhythmic core.
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UncutOct 26, 2012Orton remains a luminous presence among often monotone peers. [Dec 2012, p.75]
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Under The RadarSep 27, 2012Although not all cowboy-ready, the album is steeped in country vibes. This style lends itself to the vulnerable nature of Season, a strong return for Orton. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.113]
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