Because I hate those new Lloyds TSB advertisements.

It’s somewhat frustrating that the video that accompanies Regina Spektor’s lead single from 2006’s Begin To Hope – her major label debut – almost undoes the progress of the last 17 years of ‘girls with pianos’ videos. For many people in the UK, this will be the first time they’ll have seen and heard Regina (does ToTP count?), and the video is a twee 1990’s reflection of how these artists used to be presented. This is a missed trick given the general critical acclaim that Begin To Hope received. And I haven’t bought it yet, or any of her music. Oh, the shame!

But there’s more – a run-on blog entry:

Let’s hope that Tori Amos’ new album American Doll Posse announced today, to be released 1 May 2007, doesn’t suffer from similar retro-video-itis. The press release photo certainly doesn’t:

Ooo.. heels and harpsichord. I can’t wait.