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Hear the entire session and interview: http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/2013/aug/07/beth-orton

Beth Orton made her name in the '90s by setting her gorgeous folk songs to electronics and beats, a genre eventually dubbed "folktronica." Her latest release, the stunning 'Sugaring Season' is Orton's first studio album in six years, and is the most critically acclaimed album of her career.

Produced by Tucker Martine (Laura Gibson, The Decemberists, Laura Veirs), 'Sugaring Season' eschews the more eclectic instrumentation for delicate acoustic flourishes owing more to classic English folk. Yet at the heart of Beth Orton's songs is her warm, expressive voice that makes her music so agreeable and downright lovely.

Watch Beth Orton perform a minimal rendition of "Galaxy Of Emptiness" in the Soundcheck studio with songwriter (and husband) Sam Amidon and pianist Thomas Bartlett.

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