Beth Gibbons

When you think of Beth Gibbons, you instantly think of Portishead. Her melancholic, unmistakable voice turned Dummy (1994) into an intense and mystical classic - an album that moves in the shadows and feels outside of time. The same could be said for the music Gibbons creates under her own name. In 2002, she released Out of Season, an enchanted folk album co-produced with Rustin Man (of Talk Talk and O.rang), bearing his signature sound. Her new album, Lives Outgrown, is a long-awaited follow-up. It’s a deeply personal diary, one that Gibbons has spent over ten years writing. The loss of family and friends made her realize what life is like without hope. It is one of the most powerful and moving albums of 2024, and Gibbons brings it to life in grand and stylish fashion with her band.