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Regina Spektor
Begin to Hope
(Sire/Elektra)
Begin to Hope marks the major-label debut for Spektor, the quirky longtime darling of New York City's anti-folk scene whose last album, Soviet Kitsch, turned more than a few heads in the direction of the Russian native.
And if the pressure is on for the dizzyingly-eclectic singer-songwriter to rein in her Muses and make a 'proper' record, the unique Spektor will have none of it.
Well, not much of it; certainly, Begin to Hope is her most cohesive work to date. But the pop-culture references are as unpredictable as ever (an ode to GNR's November Rain, for instance). And her precious Tori Amos/Kate Bush persona shines through as strongly.
Hence, a pretty, conventional ballad like Field Below can be followed by a poppy doo-wop Just One Look re-write about dreams of whales and bags of cocaine.
It all adds up to an utterly unique vision brought to life by a singer-songwriter who keeps us guessing and leaves us wanting more.
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Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Fidelity
2. Better
3. Samson
4. On The Radio
5. Field Below
6. Hotel Song
7. Apres Moi
8. 20 Years Of Snow
9. That Time
10. Edit
11. Lady
12. Summer In The City
Disc 2:
1. Another Town
2. Uh-merica
3. Baobabs
4. Dusseldorf
5. Music Box