Beth Orton review – husky murmurs and scuffed mementos

Attenborough Centre, BrightonOrton may seem as reticent as ever, but her songs about motherhood show her voice maturing with arresting results“I used to think people who had their lyrics on a stand were wankers,” says Beth Orton, eyeing the stand near her laptop. “But then, when you get to my age … ” It’s hard to believe that Orton is 45 – she looks much the same as ever as, lanky and reticent, she addresses the audience in sporadic bursts that telegra...

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