Daybreaker
*Daybreaker* finds Orton at a crossroads, marrying her debut\'s folktronica to the Americana of *Central Reservation*. There\'s also a newfound cinematic streak—the stately orchestrations of “Paris Train”—and her diverse array of collaborators speaks to Orton\'s amplified stature. The Smiths\' Johnny Marr co-wrote the languid “Concrete Sky”, while her earliest collaborators, the Chemical Brothers, underwrite the title-track\'s paranoid ambience. Emmylou Harris pops up on Nashville waltz “God Song”, while Ryan Adams is a frequent presence: He lends backing vocals, and wrote the tender and lovely “This One\'s Gonna Bruise” for Orton to sing.
The first thing you notice about Daybreaker, Beth Orton's third in a series of progressively bland and unadventurous releases ...