The Ground Above is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton. The album was released on 26 June 2026 by Partisan Records.
Critical reception
The review aggregator Any Decent Music gave the album a weighted average score of 7.8 out of 10 from twelve critic scores.
Track listing
Personnel These credits have been adapted from Tidal.
Beth Orton – production, vocals (all tracks); Rhodes piano (tracks 1 and 7); Wurlitzer (track 3); piano (tracks 4 and 8); background vocals (track 8) Shahzad Ismaily – bass (tracks 1, 4, 5, and 8); acoustic guitar (track 3); organ (track 4); synthesiser (tracks 5 and 6); flute, nylon-string guitar, percussion (track 6) Vishal Nayak – drums, recording (tracks 1 and 5) Dave Okumu – electric guitar (tracks 1, 4, and 6–8) Grey McMurray – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, and 6); background vocals (tracks 4 and 6) Sam Beste – piano (tracks 1–5, 7, and 8); synthesiser (tracks 3, 5, and 7) Christos Stylianides – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, and 4) Greg Calbi – mastering (all tracks) Steve Fallone – mastering (all tracks) Craig Silvey – mixing (all tracks) Tom Herbert – double bass (track 2); bass (tracks 3, 4, 6, and 7) Chris Vatalaro – drums (tracks 2–4, 7, and 8) Adrian Utley – electric guitar (tracks 2–4); acoustic guitar (track 7) Sam Amidon – fiddle (track 2) Cameron Craig – recording (tracks 2–4, 7, and 8) Mauro Refosco – congas (track 3); marimba (track 5) Leo Abrahams – electric guitar (track 3) Paul Butler – orchestration (tracks 3, 7, and 8) Nick Hakim – vocals (track 3) Teeny Lieberson – background vocals (tracks 4, 7, and 8) Jesse Chandler – flute (tracks 4, 5), organ (track 4) Ben Sloan – drums (track 5) Tom Skinner – drums (track 6) Mikko Gordon – recording (track 6)
Charts + Chart performance for The Ground Above Chart (2026) Peakposition French Physical Albums (SNEP) 192 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 40
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