Regina Spektor Debuts 'Small Bill$'; Sets North American Tour Dates

In celebration of Regina Spektor's seventh album Remember Us To Life, out September 30 on Sire/Warner Bros. Records, Stereogum is premiering the track "Small Bill$" here.

They note "it's a deep-grooving, bass driven banger with Spektor singing intricate cadences that border on rapping. She laces vivid, alluring tales over hard-hitting drums and quick violin flourishes before easing up on the hook with infectious, melodic la-la's. Her control of temperament on this track is excellent."

Fans who pre-order the standard or deluxe edition digital format of the album from iTunesor Amazon, or any format via ReginaSpektor.com will receive downloads of four tracks, including "Small Bill$" and the first single "Bleeding Heart," in advance of theSeptember 30 album release date. Listen to "Bleeding Heart" here.

Spektor is also set for a limited run of North American tour dates surrounding the release, beginning in Los Angeles on September 29. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, August 19, with the exception of a special show at Rough Trade NYC for which tickets are only available via a special lottery system accessible via the tour listing at ReginaSpektor.com. See below for a full list of dates.

The new LP marks Spektor's first outing since 2012's What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Album Chart and her Grammy-nominated theme song "You've Got Time" for the hit Netflix show Orange Is The New Black.Spektor also recently recorded George Harrison's classic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the animated film Kubo and The Two Strings, to be released on August 19.

Remember Us To Life is composed entirely of all new songs recently written by Spektor, a change from past albums when she would record songs written throughout her career. Spektor gave birth to her first child in 2014 and she spent considerable time writing during and after her pregnancy. Says Spektor "I made more art and felt more inspired than I had in a long time."

Spektor recorded with producer Leo Abrahams (David Byrne/Brian Eno, Frightened Rabbit, Paolo Nutini) in Los Angeles at The Village Studios. Says Spektor of Abrahams, "he is such a kind and talented musician. And person! I felt very grateful to work with him."

Born in the Soviet Union, Spektor began studying classical piano when she was six. Her family emigrated in 1989, landing in New York City, where she continued her classical training. Spektor eventually studied composition at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College where she graduated with honors. She began writing pop songs in her late teens and made her recorded debut in 2001 with the self-released 11:11, a collection of songs heavily influenced by jazz and blues. Songs followed in 2002 and Soviet Kitschin 2004. Spektor's commercial breakthrough came in 2006 on her fourth LP, Begin to Hope. The gold-certified album included the singles "On the Radio," "Better" and "Fidelity," which climbed the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Spektor's fifth album, Farreleased in 2009, and sixth album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats released in 2012, both debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Spektor's songs have appeared in TV shows and movies including Orange Is The New Black, Grey's Anatomy, Weeds, How I Met Your Mother, Veronica Mars, The Good Wifeand (500) Days of Summer. Spektor played for the Obamas and guests at the White House and performed as part of philanthropic campaigns for Tibet, Doctors Without Borders, and many more. Her most recent tours included her first concerts in her native Russia plus sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, The Royal Albert Hall in London and two nights at Sydney Opera House in Australia.

Remember Us To Life Track Listing:

1. Bleeding Heart

2. Older And Taller

3. Grand Hotel

4. Small Bill$

5. Black And White

6. The Light

7. The Trapper And The Furrier

8. Tornadoland

9. Obsolete

10. Sellers Of Flowers

11. The Visit

12. New Year (Deluxe Edition Only)

13. The One Who Stayed And The One Who Left (Deluxe Edition Only)

14. End Of Thought (Deluxe Edition Only)

REGINA SPEKTOR LIVE:

September 29	Los Angeles, LA	El Rey Theatre
September 30	Los Angeles, LA	El Rey Theatre
October 14	Ithaca, NY	State Theater
October 17	New York, NY	Town Hall
October 18	Brooklyn, NY	Rough Trade*
October 20	Toronto, ON	Queen Elizabeth Theatre

* tickets available via lottery at ReginaSpektor.com

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