Beth Gibbons releases her debut solo album Lives Outgrown on Friday the 17th of May 2024. Recorded over a period of 10 years, the album was produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode) & Beth Gibbons with additional production by Lee Harris (Talk Talk).
Lives Outgrown is, by some measure, Beth’s most personal work to date, the result of a period of sustained reflection and change — “lots of goodbyes,” in Beth’s words. Farewells to family, to friends, even to her former self. These are songs from the mid-course of life, when looking ahead no longer yields what it used to, and looking back has a sudden, sharper focus.
“I realised what life was like with no hope,” says Beth. “And that was a sadness I’d never felt. Before, I had the ability to change my future, but when you’re up against your body, you can’t make it do something it doesn’t want to do.” This Is Pop? today’s song of the day is here for you.
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