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Daybreaker

~ Beth Orton
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (29 Jul 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Heavenly
  • ASIN: B000069HH2
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,325 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

It's perhaps the cruellest twist that in trying to distance herself from Chillout's massed ranks, East Anglian songstress Beth Orton has come up with Daybreaker, the ultimate 4 am soundtrack. It certainly wasn't intentional; Orton has never been best pleased with the "Come Down Queen" tag she acquired thanks to the hazy folk and bleery electronica of her 1996 debut, Trailer Park, and her association with dance luminaries such as the Chemical Brothers and Andrew Weatherall. Hence her third studio album steers a path to more traditional singer/songwriter territory. Yet topped with Orton's drunken croon--unintelligible, blissfully lazy and bittersweet--the unhurried country strummings of "Carmella", "God Song" and "Ted's Waltz" are still prime twilight listening. Add the moodier down-tempo moments; "Paris Train"'s haunting orchestrals, "Mount Washington"'s ambient bleeps and the dank beats of the Chemical Brothers-produced title track and it's hard to see Daybreaker doing anything other than reaffirming her "Come Down Queen" credentials. Admittedly there's a shortage of memorable tunes--nothing quite lives up to her previous best, "She Cries Your Name" or "Stolen Car". But even then the vagueness of her melodies, like the vagueness of her voice, merely adds to Daybreaker's gentle, nocturnal charm. --Dan Gennoe


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Third album from the Norfolk-born Brit Award winning singersongwriter. 'Daybreaker' follows 1999's 'Central Reservation' and features guest appearances from Ryan Adams, Johnny Marr and Emmylou Harris, amongst others. The single, 'ConcreteSky', is included.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Something for a Sunday afternoon..., 7 April 2003
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I love this album, not as much as Central Reservation - which I still think is Beth's best CD, but the highlights for me are:

Daybreaker - an upbeat song, but it's sad, whilst uplifting!
This One's Gunna Bruise - brilliantly written by Ryan Adams, this is just amazing, check out that minor broken chord! Oh YES!
It's a sad song, but...wow - blows me away every time!

Overall, it's definitely worth buying. But also by Central Reservation and Trailer Park! Buy the whole lot!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, but then its Beth!, 9 Aug 2002
I must say that on first listening to Daybreaker, I felt that there was nothing there that grabbed my attention - nothing that made me sit up and take note. Nothing to shove whatever I was doing onto the back burner in order to listen to it. However, that could be because i'd just listened to Gemma Hayes' stunning Night on your side for the first time immediately prior to this one, and I was slightly hungover... therefore slightly behind events.

Now I've had the chance to re-listen and reconsider, I find myself in possesion of another great album from one of the best singer/songwriters around. While I still prefer Trailer Park for its rawness and the simply beautiful (semi)acoustic melodies, Daybreaker probably beats Central Reservation into third by a hair's bredth - afterall, all three are so brilliant that it is hard to put any of them down. In time this'll be crowned a masterpiece, and if it didn't just slip inside this years Mecury deadline, then i'd definately back it to make the awards shortlist next year... who knows, maybe if it did she'd win it this time!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beth Orton - Daybreaker, 29 Jul 2002
By K. Brown (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Heralded as being her most withdrawn album yet, Daybreaker proves that is all to the good as Beth Orton sweeps you into introspective bliss. She's also brought some friends along, with the Chemical Brothers, William Orbit and Ben Watt taking turns at production duty, but despite such heavy duty names, the indisputed star of the show is Orton herself.

It is impossible to listen to tracks like Concrete Sky or Mount Washington without lying back with an enormous smile of contentment, while darker songs like Daybreaker and country influenced Carmella (Ryan Adams and Emmylou Harris contribute frequently) make good the fact that Beth Orton is untouchable. Corrosive strings, trip hop and brass intertwine with joyous guitar and pure vocals that combine to make the something very special that is now to be expected with an Orton release.

Starting with a swell of strings on Paris Train and ending on a similiarly euphoric note with the magical Thinking about Tomorrow, this is an album that is at once delicate and strong but always compelling. Lay your hands on it any way you can.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a classic album in the true sense of the word
one of the most listenable and emotive albums i've heard in a long while discovered this very late but glad i found it . Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jane Sez

4.0 out of 5 stars heavenly girl
I bought this album after hearing some of Beth Orton's work with the Chemical Brothers, and its a classic!!! Read more
Published on 16 May 2005 by T. Hattersley

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed
Disappointed by this album. I thought it was sure to be a winner having some fine musicians and songwriting talent (Chemical Brothers, Johnny Marr). Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2002 by r k oliver

4.0 out of 5 stars should be a contender
Daybreaker certainly feels like Beth Orton's most complete work to date. Central Reservation was a wonderful album with some real stand-out tracks, especially 'Stolen Car', so... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2002 by ralph231

5.0 out of 5 stars daybreaker by beth orton.
Sublime is orton's music. Daybreaker is a must have, you can't say it's her best yet as all of orton's albums contain nothing but her best,it's just another piece of work put out... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2002 by Joanne Mitchelle

4.0 out of 5 stars Comedown Queen?
It's a well-worn view that Beth Orton's music is always at its most potent when Weatherall or Ed n' Tom couch her bleary-eyed melancholy in shimmering electronica. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Her Best Yet.
Thought Trailer Park was great, Cental Reservation better but Daybreaker is the best album Beth Orton has recorded. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2002 by juxtoposition363

4.0 out of 5 stars Some new classics on this record!
A review from a fan is obviously biased but there is no denying Beth Orton has a great voice. There is definitely a new sound to this record, The addition of an orchestra on... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2002 by Will Wong

4.0 out of 5 stars A few classics on this record!
A review from a fan is probably biased but you can't deny Beth Orton's voice has some great qualities. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2002 by Will Wong

5.0 out of 5 stars Mellow and Dreamy
This album continues in the same vain as the previous two albums, but is in some ways deeper- the violins are more sweeping the vocals more tender. Read more
Published on 30 Jul 2002

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