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regina spektor 'begin to hope' regina spektor
begin to hope
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From Russia with love.

The Russian-born belle of NYC’s anti-folk ball has reined-in her celebrated eccentricity to deliver a complex yet controlled fourth album of astonishing beauty and perfect strangeness. And it’s full of delicious surprises. Head-bobbing pop lilts are matched with dark stories and absurdist statements, highlighting Spektor’s subversive tendency to twist exquisite sounds into something spectacularly surreal. Hip-hop and rock also get airtime, while Après Moi is a rumbling classical tempest that melds multiple languages with bells, strings and grunting. Spektor’s snowballing talent remains defiantly diverse.


Bonnie Molins 20 July 06 rating of 3 and 1/2
Regina Spektor – Begin To Hope, released 24 July 06 on Sire.
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comment by memmett251    Feb 17, 2007
I really love Regina Spektor.....I think that Begin To Hope is a really good album.......I really hope that she releases a song book for it so I can learn the Piano Parts!! *Cough* Hint *Cough* winkeye
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comment by flyingtwinkle    Jul 21, 2006
Pop and Rock
Russian and american and Jewish roots
Folk and punk
Quirky and highly eclectic
gigs and comedy clubs She is a veteran of anti -folk scene
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