Home, Before and After

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Home, Before and After
Regina Spektor - Home before and after.jpg
Studio album by
Regina Spektor
ReleasedJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
StudioDreamland Recording Studios (Hurley, NY)
Big Orange Sheep (Brooklyn, NY)
Fame Recording Studios (Muscle Shoals, AL)
United Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Elmwood West (Los Angeles, CA)
Length47:20
Label Sire/Warner
Producer John Congleton
Regina Spektor chronology
Remember Us to Life
(2016)		Home, Before and After
(2022)
Singles from Home, before and after
  1. "Becoming All Alone"
    Released: February 22, 2022
  2. "Up the Mountain"
    Released: April 29, 2022
  3. "Loveology"
    Released: June 7, 2022

Home, Before and After is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, released on June 24, 2022, through Sire and Warner Records. It was announced on February 22, 2022, along with the release of its lead single "Becoming All Alone" on streaming platforms. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [2]
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Beats Per Minute 78% [6]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Paste 8.0/10 [12]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [13]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5 [15]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [16]

Home, Before and After received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 77 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [2]

Veteran critic Robert Christgau gave Home, Before and After an A-minus and said that, even though "she's not getting any happier [at 42]", "crafted song follows crafted song and thoughtful lyric enriches thoughtful lyrics", while "her sweet, modest, precise voice" surpasses "her classically trained piano" playing. Christgau also highlighted the cautionary narrative of "One Man's Prayer" and the reassuring one of the album closer "Through a Door". [17]

Track listing

All tracks written by Regina Spektor.

Home, Before and After track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Becoming All Alone"4:18
2."Up the Mountain"4:40
3."One Man's Prayer"4:05
4."Raindrops"3:09
5."SugarMan"4:35
6."What Might Have Been"2:44
7."Spacetime Fairytale"8:47
8."Coin"5:23
9."Loveology"5:16
10."Through a Door"4:19
Total length:47:20

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Home, Before and After
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [18] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 48
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [21] 30

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