Having only discovered Regina Spektor’s new album ‘Far’ 5 days prior to her Serpentine Sessions show, i was looking forward to being suprised and hearing more of her earlier work. Fortunately she lived up to my expectations, and those of the couple of fans I went with. Her set was as varied and eclectic as her writing style, and seeing her in action certainly competes with other Songwriting diva’s such as Tori Amos.
Regina looked honestly suprised at the size and enthusiasm of the audience - surely she’s had audiences like this before? perhaps just not in europe?
Indeed, if your a Tori fan, I’d recommend giving her a listen. Heres a few samples from the night:
Regina_Spektor-Blue_lips.mp3
Regina_Spektor-Fidelity.mp3
December 21st, 2009 at 2:18 am
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