Serenity

'Serenity' is the sophomore album from Regina Harper, released on January 6th 2014 via Fusion Records. The album was released alongside the lead single "Soft Grunge". On January 13th, Serenity officially charted at #TBA on the UK albums charts and #TBA on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background
Regina began writing tracks for the follow-up to How Many Miles To Hollywood? as early as January 2013. She decided she wanted a more cohesive album and thus worked solely with only four producers: Liam Howe, Rick Nowels, Jeff Bhasker and Emile Haynie. Jeff Bhasker served as the album's executive producer. Regina wanted to create an album that was the "reverse" to her debut album; the other side of the same coin. Because of this, the themes of oppression and feminism are not exactly present in Serenity. The main theme of the album was described by Regina as "love".

Composition
The album features a wide variety of different sounds and genres. The first two tracks, "Follow the Sun" and "Soft Grunge", are upbeat punk-pop tracks described by Regina as being "very mainstream". Critics compared these tracks to the work of Avril Lavigne. "For One More Day" explores an 60's retro-rock sound. About this track, Regina said: "It's basically what I'd sound like all the time if I was a Mary Jane-smoking hippy". "Click Your Heels" and "The Award" are power-rock ballads, while "Do The Best I Can" sees Regina introduce some light dub-step into her authentic pop-rock sound. "Cashmere Sweater" sees Regina take a more artistic approach in her sound with a "hipster inspired" track, compared to the work of New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde. Regina switches rock for electro-pop with "Tropical Goth Aura", often compared to her single "Sydney". The final two tracks "Serenity" and "Chosen" are powerful baroque-pop tracks, similar to Regina's hit single "The Pact".