At St. Michael's Fortress, Beth Gibbons will present her debut solo album, "Lives Outgrown," her first entirely independent record. Released in the spring of 2024 to widespread critical and audience acclaim, it also earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Beth herself describes it as her most personal work to date, exploring themes of change and letting go, while outlets like The Observer praise the "folk, classical, and jazz textures that support the elegant and haunting voice of the Portishead singer."

The album "Lives Outgrown" builds upon her rare but impeccable discography, which includes three Portishead studio albums—a band whose sound defined the 90s and influenced countless genres and artists.

Beth’s discography also includes her 2002 collaborative album with Rustin Man, "Out of Season," as well as a live performance of "Symphony of Sorrowful Souls" with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. She can also be heard collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on the track "Mother I Sober," and on the "HELP 2" compilation with her cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning."

Given her exceptionally rare public appearances and tours, which can sometimes be a decade apart, the arrival of Beth Gibbons is one of the true musical highlights of next summer in Croatia.

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