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First Listen
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Spektor is an oddball sentimentalist whose words summon universal feelings of love, hope and desire.
Tiny Desk Concerts
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Live In Concert
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Live On May 31: Regina Spektor In Concert
Watch the warmly eclectic singer perform old and new songs live at Le Poisson Rouge in New York.
Spiritualized In Concert
Watch the English space-rock band in performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
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