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MagnetNov 16, 2016Spektor's knack for orchestral arrangement is more vivid than her writing here. [No. 137, p.61]
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Oct 18, 2016In Spektor’s catalogue, Remember Us to Life balances comfort food for Spektor fans with the maturity and wisdom you'd expect from a singer-songwriter passing the 15th year of her career.
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Oct 13, 2016She’s come a long way from those more quirky days, but Remember Us To Life is a good reminder that Spektor is still more than capable of conjuring up moments of magic.
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Oct 11, 2016Remember Us to Life is one of Spektor's strongest records, and one that really requires repeat listens to appreciate every detail and effort.
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Oct 5, 2016She’s always had a knack for writing both flashy and tender pop melodies, but on her latest album she knocks each number clear out of the park. It’s a delightful smorgasbord of all things Regina, complete with the richest selection of music she’s ever offered up on a single album.
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Sep 30, 2016These songs [The Trapper and the Furrier, Tornadoland, and Obsolete] are, ironically, more cinematic than anything found on her last album ‘What We Saw From The Cheap Seats,’ and that sense of drama helps make Remember Us To Life a return to form.
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Sep 29, 2016Her fifth album, full of brilliant songcraft per usual, performs a similar balancing act between the familiar and the far-out.
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Sep 29, 2016With Remember Us to Life, Spektor foregoes some of the whimsical narratives on previous albums and digs back into more personal thoughts, showcasing her inimitable vocals and piano talents.
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Sep 29, 2016As a whole, Remember us to Life feels a little patchy, with enough ups to make it good, but too many downs to make it great.
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Sep 28, 2016On Remember Us To Life, Regina Spektor exhibits stronger affinities with Randy Newman, thanks to a turn of phrase often leaning towards the ironic, and a deceptive worldview which, like the sardonic string arrangements and ominous piano settings, gives most of these songs a slightly sour sting in the tail.
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Sep 27, 2016While Broadway fans wait, they and others who can embrace the album's occasional leaps in tone have another distinctly Spektor song set to enjoy. Ultimately, the sweetness that's always been as much a part of her musical persona as quirkiness overrides any embellishment, offering a touch of drama without pretension.
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MojoSep 27, 2016She still meanders between electronic-infused pop, Eastern-tinged R&B and AOR balladry, but crisp production and Spektor's pliant, atypically measured vocals keep things focused. [Nov 2016, p.89]
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UncutSep 26, 2016Simple, unforced piano ballads sit besides florid pop singles. [Nov 2016, p.37]
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Sep 26, 2016Remember Us to Life is a reminder that Spektor's sound is uniquely--and unmistakably--hers and hers alone, and while it has its strengths, it lacks the punch of some of her earlier work.
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Sep 26, 2016It is exciting to see what Regina Spektor can do when she conceives of an album as a holistic unit, rather than a collection of idiosyncratic parts. This quality makes Remember Us to Life one of her most careful, considered, elegant statements to date.
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Sep 26, 2016Her style is still niche, but Remember Us to Life is an important album for anyone invested in Spektor’s growth as a musician and, perhaps more importantly, a storyteller.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 52
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Mixed: 3 out of 52
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Negative: 7 out of 52
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Oct 3, 2016
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Nov 22, 2021Regina Spektor is a unic and gifted singer and she proves it one more time here
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Jan 29, 2018Great melodies and great lyrics. Fantastic album. Would recommend for anybody.