Anti-Folk starlet runs the risk of becoming Katy Perry with a piano
New York singer-songwriter Regina Spektor first found success with her charming third album (her fist major label release), Soviet Kitsch, in 2004 and was heralded for her quirky take on piano-based pop songs. Quirk can only stay charming for so long, though, and two albums later, Spektor’s mix of anti-folk kookiness and sophisticated production is starting to wear thin.
For the most part, Far is a decent record and when Spektor plays it relatively straight she’s still very good, but her cutesy lyrics and winky personae aren’t doing her any favours this time around. Unfortunately, the strength of the album’s better songs isn’t enough to override the cloying moments (most glaringly, songs such as “Dance Anthem of the ’80s”), making the bad more memorable than the good. Spektor’s got talent, but there’s a fine line between quirky and tiresome and Far is on the wrong side of that line.
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