Begin To Hope - Regina Spektor Album Review
Album Review
It may well be a profound prediction, but Regina Spektor should now be considered the 'new Carole King'. After spending time globe trotting, 2003's album Soviet Kitsch became her calling card. Eager to return to the studio for two months in 2005 at New York Noise, Begin To Hope consolidates her credentials as a popish orientated tunesmith, whose work also draws some comparisons with Brit sensation Sandi Thom. Russian born multi-instrumentalist Spektor said of her experience, "Before I even started I knew I was going to experiment with things I've only thought about, like beats and drums. I really wanted to play with electronic instruments and bigger arrangements. Still on this record, there are some songs where it's really sparse.... I had to be careful so the music wouldn't be more fun to make than to listen to." With that mission statement in mind, Spektor has achieved her aims, with style and panache. Nowadays, it's a brave lady who sets such an overwhelming agenda and succeeds. The beats, first sampled on simple catchy pop gem and album opener, Fidelity, which almost refers to her mindset, " I got lost in the sounds / I hear in my mind /
All these voices / I hear in my mind / All these words / I hear in my mind / All this music..." In a similar frame, is last single On The Radio, one of many radio-friendly songs along with bouncy Hotel Song. The sparseness Spektor mentions applies to piano-lead heavenly beauty Summer In The City, and Lady (complete with sensual sax breaks by Ralph U.Williams). Her only rock concession is the bass-driven blast of That Time. Her piano skills really come to the fore on beaty complex Edit.
Spektor has proved she's here for the long run.
Look out Dido, this girl is way ahead and more interesting.
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