REGINA SPEKTOR'S
LOVE LIFE AND SONGS
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.
To this day, she has released five studio albums displaying her large vocal range and great songwriting skills. It was time Baistophe "did" her.
To this day, she has released five studio albums displaying her large vocal range and great songwriting skills. It was time Baistophe "did" her.
My Regina Spektor's List
1 - Soviet Kitsch (2004)
2 - Far (2009)
3 - Begin to Hope (2006)
4 - Songs (2002)
5 - 11:11 (2001)
RIYL: Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Feist
2 comments:
Nice choice. She doesn't get enough credit as a songwriter.
Laughing With, off the Far cd, is just brilliant. And not on here...lol.
Thanks.
Really good mix. I'd been wanting to get a handle on her but didn't know where to start. Thanks! W.
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