Beth Orton has announced a new album, The Ground Above, which is set for release on June 26 on Partisan. The follow-up to 2022’s Weather Alive is preceded by the title track, and the new single ‘Waiting’ is breezier and reassuring in its beauty. According to Orton, the song “is a celebration of moving out of the holding pattern fear keeps us in.” Check it out below, along with the album cover, tracklist, and Orton’s upcoming tour dates.
Orton self-produced The Ground Above, just as she did with Weather Alive. Her collaborators on the album include multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, Vernon Spring’s Sam Beste, drummers Chris Vatalaro (Antibalas, Radiohead), Vishal Nayak (Nick Hakim), Paul Butler (The Bees and Michael Kiwanuka), trumpet player Christos Styliande, bassist Tom Herbert, and Dave Okumu.
The Ground Above Cover Artwork:
The Ground Above Tracklist:
1. The Ground Above
2. Before I Knew
3. Cigarette Curls
4. Waiting
5. Celestial Light
6. I’ll Miss You
7. Love You Right
8. Otherside
Beth Orton 2026 Tour Dates:
15 Sep 2026 — Washington, DC — The Miracle Theatre
16 Sep 2026 — Philadelphia, PA — Baby Grand
18 Sep 2026 — New York, NY — Le Poisson Rouge
19 Sep 2026 — Somerville, MA — Crystal Ballroom (Somerville Theatre)
20 Sep 2026 — Turners Falls, MA — Shea Theater
22 Sep 2026 — Toronto, ON — The Concert Hall
23 Sep 2026 — Detroit, MI — El Club
24 Sep 2026 — Chicago, IL — Old Town School of Folk Music (Maurer Hall)
26 Sep 2026 — Minneapolis, MN — Parkway Theater
28 Sep 2026 — Los Angeles, CA — Troubadour
30 Sep 2026 — San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
2 Oct 2026 — Portland, OR — The Old Church
3 Oct 2026 — Seattle, WA — Washington Hall
23–26 July — Suffolk, UK — Latitude Festival
12 Oct 2026 — Brighton, UK — Concorde 2
13 Oct 2026 — Manchester, UK — Stoller Hall
14 Oct 2026 — Nottingham, UK — Rescue Rooms
16 Oct 2026 — Leeds, UK — Howard Assembly Room
17 Oct 2026 — Glasgow, UK — St. Luke’s
19 Oct 2026 — Bristol, UK — Trinity Centre
21 Oct 2026 — Norwich, UK — Arts Centre
22 Oct 2026 — London, UK — Alexandra Palace Theatre
