Kidsticks
Kidsticks | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 May 2016 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 37:30 | |||
Label | Anti- | |||
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Kidsticks is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton. The album was produced by Orton alongside Andrew Hung from the band Fuck Buttons, who provided drum and synth programming. The album includes contributions from Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, George Lewis Jr from Twin Shadow, and composer Dustin O’Halloran. Kidsticks was released on 27 May 2016, following extensive airplay of the singles "Moon" and "1973" on BBC 6Music and elsewhere.
Release and promotion
Orton was criticised over her music video for the song "1973" in which she is shown spray painting a federally protected
Critical reception
The Guardian wrote that "Kidsticks is a real reinvention: not so much a return to her electronic roots as a bold exploration of fresh territory."[4] Philip Sherburne, writing for Pitchfork, suggested that "a picture emerges of Orton that's anxious, playful, and even supremely relatable. There are love songs here, and falling-out-of-love songs, and sometimes it takes a while to tell which is which."[5] Writing for The New York Times, Ben Ratliff noted that, Orton and collaborator Andrew Hung "created a sound for the record that seems to be made in the image of her voice's middle range. Which is to say, a bit weary, a bit monochromatic."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Beth Orton and Andrew Hung
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Snow" | 4:12 |
2. | "Moon" | 4:02 |
3. | "Petals" | 3:58 |
4. | "1973" | 2:53 |
5. | "Wave" | 3:16 |
6. | "Dawnstar" | 4:47 |
7. | "Falling" | 4:22 |
8. | "Corduroy Legs" | 3:01 |
9. | "Flesh and Blood" | 5:43 |
10. | "Kidsticks" | 1:16 |
Total length: | 37:30 |
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 47 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 147 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 40 |
References
- ^ Mitchell Peters (29 May 2016). "Beth Orton Under Fire For Spray Painting Joshua Tree in '1973' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Beth Orton Removes "1973" Video With Spray-Painted Joshua Tree". Stereogum. 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Musician didn't get OK to film on Joshua Tree property".
- ^ Jonze, Tim (26 May 2016). "Beth Orton: Kidsticks review – radical reinvention is as dreamy as ever". The Guardian.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (31 May 2016). "Kidsticks". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (25 May 2016). "Review: With Kidsticks, Beth Orton Sort of Returns to Dance Beats". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Beth Orton – Kidsticks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Beth Orton – Kidsticks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2022.