Becca Stevens – Regina (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Always reaching, always stretching, Becca Stevens reinvents herself once again with Regina, her debut solo album. In the two years since her last release, Stevens undertook a journey that began with a study of Queen Elizabeth I as inspiration for a commissioned piece. That seed sprouted tributes to various queens from history, legend and from her personal life, songs inspired by the regal and divine. Produced by Troy Miller, Regina features creative and performance collaborations with the award-winning Attacca String Quartet, Snarky Puppy’s Michael League, Jacob Collier, Laura Mvula and very special guest David Crosby.

Ever inventive New York jazz vocalist Becca Stevens has created a regal alter ego for her fourth album, a character whose imperious presence is threaded throughout queen-themed songs combining elements of pop, rock and funk; classical music, British folk, jazzy Appalachian bluegrass.

It’s a rich tapestry on which to work, and Stevens does so with aplomb, playing an array of stringed instruments, singing her own backing vocals, letting her luxurious voice curl around lyrics inspired by history and literature; the single Queen Mab, a take on Shakespeare’s fairy midwife, is dizzying, ye olde fabulous. The likes of David Crosby, Laura Mvula, Snarky Puppy’s Michael League lend their talents; courtiers, all of them, to Stevens’ sublime Regina.

Tracklist:
01 – Venus (feat. Laura Mvula)
02 – Lean On
03 – Both Still Here (feat. Jacob Collier)
04 – 45 Bucks
05 – Queen Mab
06 – We Knew Love
07 – Mercury
08 – Regina
09 – Harbour Hawk
10 – Well Loved (feat. Laura Mvula)
11 – Ophelia
12 – The Muse (feat. David Crosby)
13 – As (feat. Jacob Collier)

Download:

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mqs.link_BeccaStevensRegina2017Qbuz2496.part2.rar

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