Regina Spektor - XFM X Posure Live (ca. 2004-07-08)

(from xfm.xo.uk)
More future music for London from The Barfly. This month's installment is headed up by the charming genius of sometime Strokes collaborator Regina Spektor [...]
Hailing from the New York of The Village Voice and folk cafes, rather than the NYC of Times Square and Central Park, Regina has nonetheless rubbed musical shoulders with The Strokes on the 'Reptilia' b-side 'Modern Girls And Old Fashioned Men', which is how many people discoverd her third album (and major label debut) 'Soviet Kitsch', titled in tribute to Regina's Russian heritage.
Blending the kooky charm of Bjork with the discreetly sinister undercurrents of Tori Amos, Spektor is full of surprises and contradictions. Just as you're being seduced by the knowingly cute delivery you're stung by a barbed subtext before discovering an awkward lump of passionate emotion almost as quickly. So 'Samson' drips pity and pathos in equal measures, 'Poor Little Rich Boy' is all impromptu percussion and furious delivery, the call and response centrepiece of 'Ohmerica' offsets it's weighty subject matter nicely and even opener 'Carbon Monoxide's Fozzy Bear style chorus of "Walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a" can't detract from its fragile dignity.
www.reginaspektor.com
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setlist: thanks Chris Demian for the timestamps / @chrisdemian4886
0:00 Carbon Monoxide
4:57 Folding Chair
8:40 Baby Jesus
11:42 Apres Moi
16:30 Bobbing for Apples
19:06 Poor Little Rich Boy
21:45 Uh-merica
25:36 Summer in the City
29:00 Samson
32:23 Sailor Song
35:20 Reginasaurus
38:20 Bartender

[@chrisdemian4886]

0:00 Carbon Monoxide 4:57 Folding Chair 8:40 Baby Jesus 11:42 Apres Moi 16:30 Bobbing for Apples 19:06 Poor Little Rich Boy 21:45 Uh-merica 25:36 Summer in the City 29:00 Samson 32:23 Sailor Song 35:20 Reginasaurus 38:20 Bartender

[@spektorologist]

This version of "Summer in the city" is so good, this entire session is gold.

[@DDDDdJagr]

Whoever was there was in the presence of greatness.

[@dazc9965]

she's just absolutely so charming, even 6 years later :)

[@zoilalulu3798]

This was back in 2004.

[@kauezero]

more like 20 lol

[@lupifino7357]

still so young on the outside, still innocent and naive-looking at first glance, but inside already fully wide and clear, as if you've been there for 20 years, that's why the songs still work today. chapeau bas😌 . хорошо и спасибо, что прошли через это

[@billfrazier9678]

This is my go-to video when working late. It makes me smile, even whilst toiling into the wee hours.

[@michelle-fl8dn]

Incredible. What a gem.

[@kylamariebacarra6470]

Did she just fell? 😂😂😂 hahaha her "ahhh!😂😂" and her giggle. 😂

[@CoolGreenApple]

Freakin genius

[@alisonhenley1365]

forever my favorite artist.

[@expressrobkill]

she sounds posh. love this so much.

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

How have I never seen this omg

[@alisonhenley1365]

Apres Moi here is soooo good. That russian always gets me

[@kylamariebacarra6470]

The softer version of Apres Moi!!! 😍😍😍 I ahhh must go on standing 😍

[@kylamariebacarra6470]

But still I love the album version. :) but this one is good too! Its just that the other one is the best. 😂

[@alisonhenley1365]

Haha, one of my favorite songs from that album

[@kylamariebacarra6470]

Reginasaurus' melody and tone is different here. But cute! 😂😍

[@JudyMaryAndYuki]

Sounds even better with TruBass on. This video is Regina treasure. What a setlist!

[@JvpJordan]

❤

[@user-qn5mc7ro3m]

Региночка. Спасибо.

[@oldbooksatmidnight8118]

oh my, it's reginasaurus

[@kainefrancesco1553]

This is so amazing

[@gaiamobilij]

ohhh this Live .... so good

[@clintmaryann9142]

She never performed samson this way again

[@victoriaolry6090]

hi thanks for the upload do you know the reference of the piano she's playing on?

[@kainefrancesco1553]

Who's the Paul Harrison she was mentioning before Samson? x

[@dmdanimal]

Shoplifter Records was an English record company created by producer Gordon Raphael and Paul Harrison as a partnership in 2003. Raphael has acted as producer for many bands, but most notably for The Strokes' albums "Is This It?" and "Room on Fire".Shoplifter signed Regina Spektor to her first contract and released the album "Soviet Kitsch" after teaming up with Sony Music for international licensing.The label also signed The Redwalls' album "Universal Blues" which went unreleased in the UK because of the imminent release of the band's first major release, "De Nova" via Capitol Records. Other artists to pass through Shoplifter's doors are The Satellites and Char Johnson. The following year saw the merger of Sony Music and BMG which also coincided with Gordon Raphael relocating to Berlin. These conditions led to the dissipation of the company. The label's first single "Your Honour" by Regina Spektor was "NME" single of the week, beating Brian Wilson, Robbie Williams and R.E.M. amongst others.The album "Soviet Kitsch" was voted into the top 50 albums in the majority of that year's music press and broadsheet reviews. Gordon Raphael is currently producing bands whilst based in Berlin.Paul Harrison is currently working as an artist manager as well as establishing a new independent label. He recently confirmed that he commenced work on an unnamed motion picture project.