The New Music Report's Christian Rock! kicks off this week with Regina Spektor, who scored her highest chart debut with her new third album,
Far. The New Yorker via Moscow is a classically trained pianist as well as an appealing weirdo, like Fiona Apple and Bjrk combined, says Christian Hoard. Her vocal hiccups (there's even a dolphin impression on the record) can be indulgent, but she has pop songwriting gifts.