Her new album Far, the follow-up to 2006's platinum-selling Begin To Hope, offers little in the way of clarification, drawing as it does upon a range of perspectives and voices. I try to stay out of the way of the songs as much as I can.' I have a hard enough time talking about myself in interviews as it feels it might take away from the freedom of the music. 'When you're using your own voice people think you are talking directly to them and about yourself,' she says. Spektor has long resisted attempts both by journalists and fans to pin down the singer behind the songs. But it made me realise there's so much I assume about people, and they assume just as much about me.' 'I'm a strong believer in the many sides and stories, and they had a right to tell me that. 'It was a surprise to me because I had assumed that people who listened to my music would share my views,' reflects Spektor.
