An alumna of New York's anti-folk scene, singer/songwriter Regina Spektor makes quirky, highly eclectic, but always personal music. A classically trained pianist with a vocal delivery that's often warm and punky at once, her music has traversed the spare, self-recorded Songs (2002); the idiosyncratic adult alternative pop of her Top 20 breakthrough Begin to Hope (2006); and the at times fully orchestrated Remember Us to Life (2016). In the meantime, she collaborated on duets with artists ranging from the Strokes to Joshua Bell. Spektor's notable stand-alone tracks have included her Grammy-nominated theme song for Orange Is the New Black and her cover of "Dear Theodosia," a duet with Ben Folds for The Hamilton Mixtape. Her eighth album, 2022's Home, before and after, mixes the pop, minimalist acoustic, and dramatic orchestral stylings of prior releases. (Heather Phares, allmusic.com)