Regina Spektor Begin To Hope 2LP dark red vinyl Olympian Heights 9

Olympian Heights 9

For the project

where Indonesian-born vocalist Melati Malay

The albums breakout track Whore is an examination of female sexuality and power as threats to male society and mainstream religion

Regina Spektor Begin To Hope 2LP dark red vinyl Olympian Heights 9BEGIN TO HOPE finds anti folk chanteuse Regina Spektor taking a small step away from piano balladry into the brave new world of the pop song. And what pop songs they are. Spektor's voice takes the foreground over sparse arrangements of guitars, strings, some electronic beats, and yes, piano. Her singing, if you can believe it, is even better than it was on SOVIET KITSCH: intimate, playful, and full of jazzy phrasings. She slips effortlessly into