2009-06-26 New York, NY | Studio 360 (WNYC)

Available to stream from wnyc.org

Laughing With
Folding Chair

making wishes, watching dreams

far

lithograph

The Calculation
Eet
Blue Lips
Folding Chair
Machine
Laughing With
Human of the Year
Two Birds
Dance Anthem of the 80's
Genius Next Door
Wallet
One More Time with Feeling
Man of a Thousand Faces

Special Edition-only bonus tracks:

Time Is All Around
The Sword & the Pen

Online-only bonus tracks:

Riot Gear
The Flowers (live / preorders only)

Regina's 5th LP is scheduled to be released in June 2009, along with a 2-disc CD/DVD "Special Edition" featuring 2 bonus tracks, 4 videos, and other bonus material. The downloadable version (via iTunes) features 2 additional bonus tracks (one of which is available only on orders placed prior to the release date). Orders for the "Special Edition" placed directly from Warner Bros. Records also receive a 14" x 14" lithograph (first 1000 numbered).

2009-06-23 New York, NY | Good Morning America

Broadcast live from the Good Morning America studio in Times Square on Far's release day 

MPG version
The Calculation (snippet)
Laughing With

possible leakage

Wednesday, June 17th

Regina kicks off her series of summer shows with a phee-nomenal show at the Beacon Theatre, featuring the live debuts for several songs from far, along with the previously unheard bonus track "Riot Gear" and the devastating "Ink Stains". The ushers haven't finished wiping the drool from my armrest before recordings are posted by both nyctaper and RespektOnline.

Thursday, June 18th

NPR begins streaming the new album in a bid to thwart the hackers. In related news, my biggest thrill remains that one time Björk brushed up against me at the Screening Room on Canal. ::sigh::

Friday, June 19th

Regina visits with John Schaefer at WNYC and plays "Laughing With", "One More Time with Feeling", & "Man of a Thousand Faces".

Saturday, June 20th

"[I have] daily arguments with myself...and I win" -- Regina confronts schizophrenia in a BBC interview (skip ahead to the 1:06 mark).

Sunday, June 21st

The Sunday New York Times reports that Jeff Lynne thinks "Regina’s music is high-class, bizarre and beautiful" and David Byrne is "a fan of Regina’s". I think those guys might be onto something.

2009-06-19 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

Interview and live in-studio performance, available to stream from newsounds.org

Laughing With
One More Time with Feeling
Man of a Thousand Faces

2009-06-17 New York, NY | Beacon Theatre

Recordings made available by Dan at nyctaper and by Aaron at RespektOnline:

Folding Chair
Lucky Penny
Time Is All Around*
Eet**
The Calculation**
Machine**
One More Time with Feeling**
On the Radio**
Blue Lips***
Riot Gear****
Laughing With****
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Aprés Moi
Human of the Year
Poor Little Rich Boy
Ink Stains
Consequence of Sounds
Man of a Thousand Faces

Samson
Us***
Fidelity****

This show marked the live debuts for "Eet", "The Calculation", "Machine", "Riot Gear", and "Ink Stains". Regina's accompaniment throughout the evening consisted of:

* cello + violin
** cello + violin + drums
*** cello + violin + cello + viola
**** cello + violin + cello + viola + drums

insert "far" pun here

Quite a bit going on...so much so that an ORDERED LIST is in...order:

1. Apparently, far can be streamed online in its entirety right now, but only in the UK
2. For the rest of us, the full album will be streaming online a full week before its release date
3. In the meanwhile, thirty-second previews for all 13 tracks on far (plus the 2 Special Edition bonus tracks) are available from Amazon UK
4. The Laughing With EP is also on sale now from indie retailers
5. And Regina will be appearing on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Good Morning America" the week of far's release
6. And there surely will be more than small handful of press features and interviews
7. As well as radio appearances
8. And last but not least, a few good seats are still available for Regina's show on June 17th at the Beacon Theatre (seriously, I just checked).
   
   I expect to see you there.
   
   Or else.

Laughing With (EP)

Laughing With
Folding Chair
The Call
The Noise

Released in June 2009, this EP features two songs from far, along with "The Call" from the Prince Caspian soundtrack and "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.

"Eet" Video Streaming on MySpace

Eet "Viral" Video

"Folding Chair" Streaming at MySpace

That would be here...

Far - Back cover

Recognize these legs?