Central Reservation

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

Position Title
A1 Stolen Car
A2 Sweetest Decline
A3 Couldn’t Cause Me Harm
B1 So Much More
B2 Pass In Time
B3 Central Reservation
C1 Stars All Seem To Weep
C2 Love Like Laughter
C3 Blood Red River
D1 Devil Song
D2 Feel To Believe
D3 Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)

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Key Value
Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Reservation_(album)
Format 2× Vinyl (Red [Pillar Box]) LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue
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