Jeff Lynne, one of four producers on Regina Spektor's latest album, has described the music of the singer, pianist, and songwriter as "high-class, bizarre, and beautiful," which as capsule reviews go is right on the money. A classically trained pianist, Spektor adds a touch of elegance to her piano-torqued pop with her keyboard perambulations, as if some Carnegie Hall denizen wandered into the Brill Building. Indeed, there's a Carole King-like quality to Spektor, although her hooks are more subtle and she's far quirkier, meriting the "bizarre" tag. Spektor is even a bit of a... More >>>