Beth Orton has a new album coming and a full tour to match. ‘The Ground Above’ arrives June 26 via Partisan Records, self-produced by Orton and featuring contributions from Nick Hakim, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner, Shahzad Ismaily, and Vernon Spring’s Sam Beste. New single “Waiting” is out now, and Orton describes it as “a celebration of moving out of the holding pattern fear keeps us in.” Sonically it draws on the spirit of Laura Nyro, Carole King, and Orton’s early collaborator Terry Callier, and it lands with exactly that kind of quiet, lasting weight.
‘The Ground Above’ is structured in two distinct halves, with the opening section covering more fragmented, searching terrain before the second half opens into expansive, melodic territory. It’s Orton’s ninth album overall, following 2022’s critically acclaimed ‘Weather Alive,’ and it arrives with the same self-produced confidence that defined that record. The title track was shared last month alongside a detailed statement about its backstory.
The tour runs through September and October, opening September 15 in Washington, D.C. and moving across North America before crossing to the UK for a run that closes at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on October 22. Tickets for North American dates go on sale Friday, April 24 at 10 AM local time.
‘The Ground Above’ Tracklist:
01 The Ground Above
02 Before I Knew
03 Cigarette Curls
04 Waiting
05 Celestial Light
06 I’ll Miss You
07 Love You Right
08 Otherside
2026 Tour Dates:
09-15 – Washington, D.C. – The Miracle Theatre
09-16 – Philadelphia, PA – The Baby Grand
09-18 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
09-19 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
09-20 – Turners Falls, MA – Shea Theater
09-22 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
09-23 – Detroit, MI – El Club
09-24 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
09-26 – Minneapolis, MN – Parkway Theater
09-28 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
09-30 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
10-02 – Portland, OR – Old Church
10-03 – Seattle, WA – Washington Hall
10-12 – Brighton, England – Concorde 2
10-13 – Manchester, England – Stoller Hall
10-14 – Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
10-16 – Leeds, England – Howard Assembly Room
10-17 – Glasgow, Scotland – St. Luke’s
10-19 – Bristol, England – Trinity Centre
10-21 – Norwich, England – Arts Centre
10-22 – London, England – Alexandra Palace Theatre