The Village Voice, September 4th, 2002
Pommy Mommy Comes Down BETH ORTON Daybreaker Astralwerks Beth Orton will make a good mother. In her own stomping ground, England, she's known as the Comedown Queen. She wears floppy hats in the sun and has freckles on her nose. From the first day, her music has said just about enough. She's the lightly perfumed cuddle at the end of any fall, with a concerned look and a hint of a smile 'cos she's been through it all too. In the vocabulary of her home empire, Beth Orton is a bit of a dag-something every mother need be. She can be sappy. She lets us know how sad it all is. Her melodies are as...
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