Regina

This album is eclectic, complex and accessible all at the same time. Each track is a about a queen in some sense hence the title Regina. Becca has an incredible voice and is backed up by a team of top-notch musicians. I've been around for quite a while now and I thought that I'd heard everything but this album just blew me away. There are 13 tracks which are all brilliant but I must mention We Knew Love, Regina and the gorgeous Ophelia. So many influences here from folk to jazz and everything in between. The complex arrangements; Becca's sublime vocals; and the shifting tempos combine to make an intoxicating mixture which is irresistible.I only discovered Becca recently but I think that she is the most important artist since Joni Mitchell. Any music lover will love this so buy it now.

I first saw Becca Stevens accompanying Jacob Colllier at the 2018 Proms and, while he remains a rather Marmite prospect for me, I ordered Becca's current CD 'Regina' straightaway on the basis of her voice. Turns out she's a bit more than that...This is an album of sublime musicianship, wonderful songwriting and a near perfect sequence of songs that lodges immovably in the memory; title track "Regina" is especially wonderful. I've since bought another of Becca's albums ('Perfect Animal') and it turns out she's no one-trick pony... She collaborates with interesting musicians (like the fantastic Snarky Puppy) and in interesting forms of music from folk through to jazz, and any artist willing to stretch themselves in this way is worthy of support in my book.Go and treat yourself right now - you won't regret it!

Excellent! Been looking forward to hearing her work, ever since I first heard her voice on a Jose James album (While you were sleeping), which Jamie Cullum put me onto some years ago.Looking forward to seeing her live at some point. The music is fresh and experimental. Doing her own thing. Reminds of the journey Tori Amos first two albums took me on.

This is a beautiful album. Massively eclectic, with genres from folk to dance covered exquisitely. Literally every track is gorgeously wonderful. Becca Stevens deserves to be a headline star.

Unusual, surprising and beautiful. My album of the year, by some distance.

Perfect birhday present love it .

Lovely lovely lovely. ....just so lovely...music to work by...

A rollercoaster of a listen - in the best way possible. This is a fabulous album, packed full of raw energy, exceptional musicianship and beautiful production. Best listened to in one sitting, from start to finish. Very quickly became one of my top albums to listen to.

a parte il brano dedicato a Mercury veramente brutto i brani sono eseguiti con grande maestria nn x tutti

The majestic "Regina" is a well crafted and beautiful album. Becca Steven's assured and supple vocals refresh and uplift. Her collaborations with Troy Miller and David Crosby are highlights. My favorite track is "Queen Mab", a sonic fantasy of royal frolics among grasshopper wings and moonshine. My only complaint is that this stellar album ends too soon.

Mit 'Regina' triggert Becca Stevens bei mir noch mehr als zuvor die Idee: OK, wenn Joni Mitchell (mal) das, was sie war und konnte, nicht mehr ist und nicht mehr kann, dann kann Becca Stevens diese große Lücke füllen (was sie evtl. quasi schon tut). Allerdings, ohne eine J. Mitchell "zwei-punkt-null" zu werden. Becca Stevens hat mit Ihrer Band sicher vergleichbare Qualitäten und vielleicht noch mehr Gesangstalent als die große Joni M., ist aber von einer Kopie/Zweitausgabe doch weit entfernt.Vieles, was ich zu 'Perfect Animal' geschrieben habe, trifft auch hier zu. Tolle, mehrschichtige, eigenständige, vielseitig instrumentierte/arrangierte Songs. 'Regina' hört sich insgesamt aber etwas runder, im besten Sinne eingängiger an. 'Perfect Animal’ war da doch - auch im besten Sinne ! - ein bisschen sperriger mit etwas mehr Überraschungen und ’Weightless’ war noch urprünglicher, akustischer, fast "unplugged", weniger raus geputzt.Wer auf tolle Sängerinnen mit tollen, keineswegs leichtgewichtigen Songs steht, und wer wissen will wie viel anders sich Stevie Wonder’s ’As’ anhören kann, muss ’Regina’ kennen.

An early and strong contender for best new recording of the year. Becca Stevens makes another significant leap forward from her previous work. She's creating music of unusual originality, depth, complexity, beauty, and warmth.

Becca takes her songwriting, musicianship, and talents to another level with this album. This is a musical experience worth listening to...over and over.