Regina Spektor

I don't think I've ever conveyed my absolute love for Regina Spektor. She, at least to me, is one of those artists that reminds you of a particular time of your life. Her 2006 album Begin to Hope encapsulates my graduate school studies. I am glad to have a new album from her to bring me into a new period of my life. Far, which was released today, appears to be a good collection of songs that I can't wait to drag with me and form new memories with. You'll probably be finding me belting the song "Human of the Year" in the car, just fyi.

For some light reading, check out a NYT article that travels with Regina around New York. The NPR article is also nice; the author appears to love the music as much as I. You'll also see a link there to listen to the entire album; I posted clips at the bottom of the post too just should you be so interested. She seems to have had a lot of fun writing the songs for Far, and it shows.

For a last tidbit of news, she is also beginning her tour this week around the world. There are just a few shows in the US, most notably her last stop on September 12 here in Chicago at the Chicago Theatre. Very nice. You can find the rest of the tour dates here.

Far