Orton’s second album forsakes the trip-hop of her debut for more robust textures. The devil’s on their trail: Opener “Stolen Car” has a nervy energy and a beautifully orchestrated droning undertow, and sets up a road trip through the American south (by way of Orton’s native Norwich). There’s sweet countrypolitan in “Sweetest Decline” and “Pass in Time”, but the best bits ooze with darkness: the desert hum of “So Much More,” the ominous twang in “Devil Song,” and on the one-take “Feel to Believe,” a furious vocal performance that breaches the limits of the microphone.
Tracklisting
- Stolen Car
- Sweetest Decline
- Couldn’t Cause Me Harm
- So Much More
- Pass In Time
- Central Reservation
- Stars All Seem To Weep
- Love Like Laughter
- Blood Red River
- Devil Song
- Feel To Believe
- Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)
Apple Music
Videos
Beth Orton - Central Reservation - 07 - Stars All Seem To Weep
More Videos
- Precious Maybe Beth Orton
- Beth Orton Central Reservation
- Beth Orton - So Much More
- Precious Maybe (2008 Remastered Version)
- Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)
- Beth Orton Central Reservation (Original Version)
- Beth Orton - Central Reservation
- Beth Orton Stars All Seem To Weep
- Beth Orton - Stolen Car
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Reservation_(album) |
| Format | Vinyl 2× LP Album Record Store Day Limited Edition Reissue (Red [Pillar Box]) |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Catalog Number | 19439 95678 1 |
| Notes | Released for Record Store Day 2022 on Pillar Box Red Vinyl |
| Discogs URL | Beth Orton - Central Reservation |