Regina Spektor has confirmed the June 22nd release of ‘Far’, the highly anticipated follow up to her acclaimed album ‘Begin To Hope’ which reached Gold status in the UK and America.
‘Far’ continues to reveal new layers in Spektor's songwriting as she pursues the next level in her inimitable musical style. With her uninhibited imagination and her hands on approach in the studio, ‘Far’ not only succeeds with thirteen impressive and accessible tracks, but it spotlights Spektor's remarkable gift to craft intelligent and refreshingly honest odes to life. Four exceptional producers collaborated with Spektor on ‘Far’: Jeff Lynne (ELO, The Traveling Wilburys), Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem), David Kahne (Paul McCartney, The Strokes) and Garret "Jacknife" Lee (Weezer, R.E.M.).
Captivating audiences with songs that are distinctively her own, ‘Begin To Hope’ allowed Spektor to go from hypnotizing small crowds to selling out 3,000 capacity venues worldwide with what Rolling Stone praised as "one of the most intensely joyful rock shows we've seen." ‘Begin To Hope’ spent five consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard new artists chart before moving to #20 on the Billboard Top 100, selling a million copies worldwide and in the process reaching Gold or Platinum status in seven different countries.
Spektor's ability to explore rich soundscapes and combine them with her evocative and intricately structured melodies and lyrics has grown tremendously on ‘Far’. From the gripping lyrics of the first single ‘Laughing With’ to the intoxicating beat of ‘The Calculation’, from the multilayered vocal work on ‘Blue Lips’ to the rocking ‘Eet’, ‘Far’ is the work of a talented, daring and important artist. The first single to be taken from the album will be ‘Laughing With’, released on May 18th.
Spektor upcoming world tour includes several of the UK’s most prominent festivals, the dates of which are as below, but which also feature a major London show on June 29th when she headlines the inaugural Serpentine Sessions. The Serpentine Sessions will take place in an intimate and specially designed area in the prestigious Hyde Park. The event was established to allow concertgoers to enjoy prestigious, hard-to-see acts in a stunning location where the focus is the music.
June
29th – London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Sessions
July
11th – Oxegen Festival
12th – T in the Park
17th – Latitude Festival