Watch: Regina Spektor Talks About Growing Up Poor Russian singer who grew up in the Bronx remembers early passion for music. Regina Spektor: Life Has Been More a Gift Than a Struggle When Regina Spektor moved to the Bronx from Russia as a young child of 9, she could speak no English and her family was so poor, they could afford nothing, yet she carried with her a love of the piano and music. "For me, the... Regina Spektor is maturing, yet still entertaining MUSIC REVIEW Regina Spektor's style is difficult to categorize, however her songs share a certain lyrical charm that, when combined with the peculiar beauty of her voice, is utterly captivating. Hers is a name most-likely to appear on a teenage girl's iPod. Spektor has been on a slow, steady rise to... Regina Spektor's new album has old roots Regina Spektor this week released a new album that is entwined firmly with her Russian roots. "What We Saw From the Cheap Seats" is Spektor's first studio album in three years. The album includes new tracks, but also reaches back into Spektor's musical and personal history. Tracks including "Don't Leave Me (Ne me quitte pas)" have seen several renditions across Spektor's discography, and the ... Singer Songwriter Regina Spektor Joins Steinway Artist Roster LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Steinway & Sons, makers of the world's finest pianos, announced today that singer songwriter Regina Spektor has been named as a Steinway Artist. She ... Regina Spektor's ...Cheap Seats: The Return of the Pop Maverick and Her Piano This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Sonic chameleon Regina Spektor is hard to predict. The only things her songs tend to have in common are their eclecticism and their emphasis on her piano and her voice. The latter in particular [...] Regina Spektor: 'I'm not a confessional songwriter' The New York based singer compares herself to a science fiction author Regina Spektor Still Doesn't Write Anything Down Through early live bootlegs uploaded to the Internet by fans, Spektor culled 10 years' worth of songs for her new album. "It gives me so much relief to know that they're somewhere," Spektor says. Album review: Regina Spektor's 'What We Saw From the Cheap Seats' "The piano is not firewood yet," Regina Spektor declares not long into her new album, and indeed it's hard to imagine this New York City songstress running out of better applications for her instrument any time soon. On "What We Saw From the Cheap Seats," her fourth major-label studio set, Spektor uses the piano to anchor a succession of far-flung ditties, including the funky, suite-like "Small ... John Mayer Still Reigns Billboard 200, Regina Spektor Enters at No. 3 Mayer's 'Born and Raised' holds on to No. 1 although experiencing a sales decrease of 70 percent, while Spektor's 'What We Saw From the Cheap Seats' has the highest debut among other new entries.
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Weekend Listening Let's Buy Happiness Walls Emmy the Great + more Regina Spektor I'm Lucky That People Can Get All My Music For Free Live review Lana Del Rey rebounds vividly in L.A. charms despite missteps on new CD Album | 'What We Saw From Cheap Seats' JOHN MAYER STILL ON TOP OF U.S. ALBUMS CHART REGINA SPEKTOR ALMOST QUIT MUSIC OVER SMALL HANDS John Mayer Still Reigns Billboard 200 Enters at No. 3 stays put 1 played Le Poisson Rouge Spektor’s “…Cheap Seats” The Return of Pop Maverick and Her Piano Video Scissor Sisters release fourth album What Seats What's going Tuesday returns to Tower Artful pianist with a quirky touch Has for Second Week; Bows Third
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