Regina Spektor has posted her brand new video for the beautiful ballad "How," the third single from her latest sixth solo record, "What We Saw from the Cheap Seats," is out now via Sire/Warner Bros Records. It's not as if, at 32, the Soviet-born New Yorker is an unknown, and she makes quirky, literate and stylistically varied pop. It was hard to escape her 2006 single "Fidelity," with its memorable chorus: "It breaks my heart," in which she repeats the first sound of that final word a dozen delirious times.
One track from new album that blatantly stands out with its divergent style, unique composure, and pure emotional core. And that somber, shiver-inducing tune is "How." We say "How" is divergent in style because while it remains true to Spektor's signature, alt-pop-piano tinkering, staccato sound, the song takes on a whole different rhythm and melody structure than what we're used to from Spektor, it slightly reminds us of an old blues song! And that emotion! You can hear it pouring out from somewhere deep within Spektor.
This sparse piano ballad is a straightforward breakup song, a rarity for Spektor, who is better known for her stream of conscious lyrical content. It finds the pop singer pondering how she can never forget the warm embrace of her lover. One speculation is that the song is about her old piano she left behind in Russia, and another is the more obvious, break-up song theory. But whatever "How" is about, it's a ballad for the ages, and is a staple for anyone needing a sad, yet sonically gorgeous song to shed a few tears to when they need a good cry! This timeless ballad sees Spektor backed by piano and drums, allowing her powerful pipes to shine and soar through the mix.
The video itself kicks off with a plain black and white background and close-ups on Spektor's face, but things get more colorful as the clip progresses. In fact, Spektor changes into a butterfly as she belts out the emotional lyrics about a broken heart backed by piano and drums, "How can I forget your love? How can I never see you again? How can I begin again? How can I try to love someone new?" as the song draws to her expressive eyes fully open allowing the viewer to almost glimpse into her soul. Backed by the gentle sway of strings and a piano part that's sparse and somber, the anti-folk songstress wants to have her cake and eat it too in the game of romantic nostalgia.
One track from new album that blatantly stands out with its divergent style, unique composure, and pure emotional core. And that somber, shiver-inducing tune is "How." We say "How" is divergent in style because while it remains true to Spektor's signature, alt-pop-piano tinkering, staccato sound, the song takes on a whole different rhythm and melody structure than what we're used to from Spektor, it slightly reminds us of an old blues song! And that emotion! You can hear it pouring out from somewhere deep within Spektor.
This sparse piano ballad is a straightforward breakup song, a rarity for Spektor, who is better known for her stream of conscious lyrical content. It finds the pop singer pondering how she can never forget the warm embrace of her lover. One speculation is that the song is about her old piano she left behind in Russia, and another is the more obvious, break-up song theory. But whatever "How" is about, it's a ballad for the ages, and is a staple for anyone needing a sad, yet sonically gorgeous song to shed a few tears to when they need a good cry! This timeless ballad sees Spektor backed by piano and drums, allowing her powerful pipes to shine and soar through the mix.
The video itself kicks off with a plain black and white background and close-ups on Spektor's face, but things get more colorful as the clip progresses. In fact, Spektor changes into a butterfly as she belts out the emotional lyrics about a broken heart backed by piano and drums, "How can I forget your love? How can I never see you again? How can I begin again? How can I try to love someone new?" as the song draws to her expressive eyes fully open allowing the viewer to almost glimpse into her soul. Backed by the gentle sway of strings and a piano part that's sparse and somber, the anti-folk songstress wants to have her cake and eat it too in the game of romantic nostalgia.
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