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Regina Spektor

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A veteran of New York's anti-folk scene, songwriter Regina Spektor makes quirky, highly eclectic, but always personal music. Born and raised in Moscow until age nine, Spektor listened to her father's bootleg tapes of Western pop and rock as a young child and also learned to play piano. She and her family moved from Russia to the Bronx, where she was immersed in American culture (at the time, hers was the first Russian family in the borough in 20 years). Eventually, Spektor and her family became part of a community that balanced her Russian Jewish roots with her new home's culture. Meanwhile, she continued to practice piano anywhere she could, including at her synagogue, until her family got a piano of their own.

Spektor further developed her classical piano training by attending the SUNY Purchase Music Conservatory. During her studies, she was exposed to blues and jazz artists, including Billie Holiday. These sounds made such an impact on Spektor that they became a big part of her self-released 2001 debut album, 11:11. At the same time, she was also playing gigs anywhere she could in the city, in venues ranging from basements to parties to comedy clubs. On the strength of her frequent performances and another self-released album, 2002's Songs, Spektor developed a following that included Alan Bezozi, They Might Be Giants' drummer. He introduced Spektor to the Strokes' producer, Gordon Raphael, and both worked with Spektor on her third album, Soviet Kitsch, in both New York and London (where she collaborated with the band Kill Kenada). Soviet Kitsch was initially self-released like her other work, but it eventually found a wider release with Sire Records.

Tours with the Strokes, Kings of Leon, Mates of State, and the Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson further raised Spektor's profile. She also toured the U.K., where the success of "Us" as a European single led to the release of the CD/DVD retrospective Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories early in 2006. That summer, Begin to Hope, her first album of original material for Sire, arrived. Begin to Hope enjoyed popularity on both sides of the Atlantic and went gold in America, where it also cracked the Top 20. After taking several years to tour and compose new material, Spektor returned in 2009 with Far, which featured a bevy of star producers, including Jeff Lynne, David Kahne, Mike Elizondo and Garret "Jacknife" Lee. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

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      • "Far" is by far the best

      • Finally something worth listening to this year! Eet is by the far the best song off her new album.
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      • Where is Far?

      • Should be on here...
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      • my review of "Far"

      • this review will be cross posted on the "far" page when it becomes available.

        My little brother got me listening to RS about 2005 before she really
        hit it big and was still an indie darling.  over the last few years
        shes become substantially more popular and i think that Far represents
        that.  It still has its organic indie roots without abandoning its
        playful spirit or respect for emotion.  y only complaint is that the
        album feel poorly assembled track wise, and it creates a feeling of
        pandering insta of trying o tell a story, creates a kind of sappy first
        half of the album and a much more uplift and satisfying last half.  Of
        course, all that could have been fixd by reorganizing some of the
        tracks, but i suppose that all that is more personal opinion and doesnt
        detract from the quality of the album at all.  Every track seems to be
        wwell thought out and approached with care.  This is an easy album to
        listen to, but it is devoid of the more "aggresive" tracks on her
        earlier albums (1.99c blues, that time, chemo limo and the like),
        create an easier album to listen to.

        Overall, this is a tremdous
        album, and is most likely going to be her most successful yet, but it
        feel like it abandones many of her older fans for a more populist
        message.
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      • What a Lyricist thinks

      • What does it matter if you're gay or straight when listening to music.  Though she may have catchy melodies, she can't write lyrics worth a damn.  They might seem cute and fresh, and have an indie feel, but there's no substance there.  The pictures they paint have auspicious beginnings, but fall flat.  C minus at best.
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      • A fearless sound

      • I love Regina for her ability to make strange noises. She could break and reinvent any convention in music and I am certain that the world would be a better place for it. She is not afraid to make jokes in the middle of a song, or sing a song she doesn't remember the words to. God I love her wit, wisdom and (of course) her vocal cords.
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    • Birmingham, GB
    • November 30, 2009
    • O2 Academy - Birmingham
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    • Glasgow, GB
    • December 01, 2009
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    • Manchester, GB
    • December 03, 2009
    • Manchester Apollo
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    • London, GB
    • December 04, 2009
    • Hammersmith Apollo
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