Beth Orton joins host Stephen Kallao

Beth Orton was driving when she got the call that she’d been dropped by her record label. Rather than giving up, she bought a beaten-up old piano, retreated to her garden shed, and got to work on the songs that would become Weather Alive. As she shares in a conversation on the World Cafe, Orton felt a freedom making the new record, which she credits in part to flying under the radar as an artist. Hear her reflections on a 20-plus year career, along with a live performance of some of the new music.

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*The Killers “All These Things That I’ve Done” Hot Fuss
Beth Orton “Friday Night” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Beth Orton “Lonely” Weather Alive
Beth Orton “Lonely” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Beth Orton “Weather Alive” Weather Alive
Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Recorded Live for the World Café
Air “La Femme D’Argent” Moon Safari
The Chemical Bros “The Darkness That You Fear” The Darkness That You Fear
Alex G “Runner” God Save The Animals
Michael Kiwanuka “You Ain’t The Problem” Kiwanuka
The Black Keys “Wild Child” Dropout Boogie

Hour Two
*Heartless Bastards “Parted Ways” Arrow
Marcus King “Blood On The Tracks” Young Blood
Angel Olsen “All The Good Times” Big Time
Foals “2AM” Life is Yours
U2 “Elevation” All That You Can’t Leave
Iva “Run” Single
Violent Femmes “American Music” Why Do Birds Sing?
Soccer Mommy “Shotgun” Sometimes, Forever
Katie Prutt “Something About What Happens When We Talk” Single
Charley Crockett “I’m Just A Clown” The Man From Waco
Fontaines DC “Jackie Down The Line” Skinty Fia
Julia Jacklin “I Was Neon” Pre Pleasure

*Optional Song