Framed in orchestral arrangements both lavish and restrained, the tracks on Regina Spektor’s seventh album add depth and nuance to her dynamic songcraft. She’s still given to coy lyrical turns that reveal twists with each verse and choruses that creep skyward, exploding like fireworks. Here, her melodies eschew jubilance for sweeping, theatrical minor keys (“Sellers of Flowers”); she builds turbulent, Fiona Apple-calibre drama with mournful phrases that crest over plangent bass notes (“The Trapper and the Furrier”). The effect is guileless and profoundly gorgeous.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Bleeding Heart |
| A2 | Older And Taller |
| A3 | Grand Hotel |
| A4 | Small Bill$ |
| B1 | Black And White |
| B2 | The Light |
| B3 | The Trapper And The Furrier |
| B4 | Tornadoland |
| C1 | Obsolete |
| C2 | Sellers Of Flowers |
| C3 | The Visit |
| Bonus Tracks | |
| D1 | New Year |
| D2 | The One Who Stayed And The One Who Left |
| D3 | End Of Thought |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | 2× Vinyl (Clear with Black Smoke [Black Clouds]) LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| Label | Sire |
| Catalog Number | 556794-1 |
| Notes | Black clouds repressing of Regina’s 2016 album. Contains lyric insert. |
| Discogs URL | Regina Spektor - Remember Us To Life |