Home, Before and After
Studio album by
Regina Spektor
ReleasedJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
StudioDreamland Recording Studios (Hurley, NY)
Big Orange Sheep (Brooklyn, NY)
Fame Recording Studios (Muscle Shoals, AL)
United Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Elmwood West (Los Angeles, CA)
Length47:20
LabelSire/Warner
ProducerJohn Congleton
Regina Spektor chronology
Remember Us to Life
(2016)		 Home, Before and After
(2022)
Singles from Home, before and after
  1. "Becoming All Alone"
    Released: February 22, 2022
  2. "Up the Mountain"
    Released: April 29, 2022
  3. "Loveology"
    Released: June 7, 2022

Home, Before and After is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, released on June 24, 2022, through Sire and Warner Records. It was announced on February 22, 2022, along with the release of its lead single "Becoming All Alone" on streaming platforms.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Arts Desk[5]
Beats Per Minute78%[6]
Evening Standard[7]
Gigwise[8]
The Irish Times[9]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[10]
NME[11]
Paste8.0/10[12]
Pitchfork6.6/10[13]
Slant Magazine[14]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[15]
The Telegraph[16]

Home, Before and After received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 77 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[2]

Veteran critic Robert Christgau gave Home, Before and After an A-minus and said that, even though "she's not getting any happier [at 42]", "crafted song follows crafted song and thoughtful lyric enriches thoughtful lyrics", while "her sweet, modest, precise voice" surpasses "her classically trained piano" playing. Christgau also highlighted the cautionary narrative of "One Man's Prayer" and the reassuring one of the album closer "Through a Door".[17]

Track listing

All tracks written by Regina Spektor.

Home, Before and After track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Becoming All Alone"4:18
2."Up the Mountain"4:40
3."One Man's Prayer"4:05
4."Raindrops"3:09
5."SugarMan"4:35
6."What Might Have Been"2:44
7."Spacetime Fairytale"8:47
8."Coin"5:23
9."Loveology"5:16
10."Through a Door"4:19
Total length:47:20

Personnel

Musicians

  • Regina Spektor – vocals, piano, co-production (all tracks); keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • John Congleton – synthesizer (all tracks), bass (1–3, 5, 7, 8), drum programming (1–3, 5, 9), percussion (1–3, 6), horns arrangement (2, 5), string arrangement (2, 3, 5), drums (3), electric guitar (3, 5, 7, 8); marimba, vibraphone (5); keyboards (6–8, 10), theremin (6)
  • Luke Reynolds – bass (1, 8, 9); horns arrangement, string arrangement (1); electric guitar (3, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (5), synthesizer (6)
  • Skopje Studio Orchestra – orchestra (1–5, 7–9)
  • Joey Waronker – percussion (1–3), drums (3, 5–9)
  • Jherek Bischoff – horns arrangement (2, 4, 5), string arrangement (2, 4, 5, 7–9)
  • Caleb Teicher – tap dancing (7)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Home, Before and After
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[18] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 48
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[21] 30
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22] 26

References

  1. ↑ "Regina Spektor Announces New Album Home, before and after, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. February 22, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Home, before and after by Regina Spektor reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Home, Before and After by Regina Spektor". Metacritic. United States: CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Home, before and after Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Colombus, Katie (24 June 2022). "Album: Regina Spektor - Home, before and after". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Nguyen, Alex (24 June 2022). "Album Review: Regina Spektor - Home, before and after". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Smyth, David (24 June 2022). "Regina Spektor - Home, Before and After review: Bigger budget, same rich imagination". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Rigotti, Alex (30 June 2022). "Album Review: Regina Spektor - Home, before and after". Gigwise. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Clayton-Lea, Tony (24 June 202). "Regina Spektor: Home, Before and After review — Orchestral, sweeping, and sometimes epic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Williams, Tom (24 June 2022). "Home, Before and After is a soothing balm from Regina Spektor". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Shutler, Ali (23 June 2022). "Regina Spektor – 'Home, before and after' review: funny and heartbreaking art-punk". NME. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Ellen (21 June 2022). "Whimsy Meets Philosophy on Regina Spektor's Home, before and after". Paste. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Schonfeld, Zach (24 June 2022). "Regina Spektor: Home, before and after". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Bedenbaugh, Thomas (22 June 2022). "Regina Spektor Home, Before and After Review: Finding Solace in Communion". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Sowing (21 June 2022). "Review: Regina Spektor - Home, Before and After". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  16. ↑ McCormick, Neil (27 June 2022). "Regina Spektor finds God, and MUNA channel a Year Six disco – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  17. ↑ Christgau, Robert (July 13, 2022). "Consumer Guide: July, 2022". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 July 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1687. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 4, 2022. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Regina Spektor – Home, Before and After". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Regina Spektor Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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