Regina Spektor 11:11 LP

11:11 is the debut album by Regina Spektor that was originally self-released in July of 2001. The album was sold at Spektor's early shows, but has since been long out of print. 11:11 has now been remastered and is available on vinyl for the first time.

Regina is a Soviet-born American singer-songwriter and pianist. She was born in the Soviet Union where she began classical training on the piano at the age of six. When she was nine years old, her family immigrated to the United States where she continued her classical training into her teenage years; she began to write original songs shortly thereafter.

After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 where she began achieving greater mainstream notoriety.

There's much to celebrate in this artist's discography, but this era produced some of my favorite of her music as she found her way within the torch song tradition of jazz, bringing with her an avant-garde aesthetic and a deep appreciation for what indie rock had to offer. The clash of approaches makes for some devilishly entertaining material like the twisty 'Back of a Truck' and the funky insta-classic 'Pavlov's Daughter.'