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Jump to navigationJump to search| Soviet Kitsch | ||||
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| Released | May 2, 2003 (self-released) August 17, 2004 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | TMF in NYC and The Garden in London | |||
| Genre | Art pop,[1]punk rock | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Gordon Raphael, Alan Bezozi, Regina Spektor | |||
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| Singles from Soviet Kitsch | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | (favorable)[4] |
| Blender | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[7] |
| Prefix Magazine | (7/10)[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Stylus | B−[10] |
Soviet Kitsch is the major label debut and third album by American singer/songwriter Regina Spektor. It was originally self-released in May, 2003 but was reissued in August, 2004 when Spektor signed with Sire Records. The title is drawn from Milan Kundera's expression for the vacuous aesthetics of Stalinist-style communism, a theme in his book The Unbearable Lightness of Being. One version of the album was released with a bonus DVD, which included a short promotional film titled The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch and the music video for the song 'Us'.
Critical reception[edit]
In 2009, the album was included in NME's list of 100 greatest albums of the decade.[11]
Commercial performance[edit]
As of 2007 the album has sold 54,000 copies in the United States.[12]
Track listing[edit]
Regina Spektor Soviet Kitsch Lyrics
All songs written by Regina Spektor.[13]
- 'Ode to Divorce' – 3:42
- 'Poor Little Rich Boy' – 2:27
- 'Carbon Monoxide' – 4:59
- 'The Flowers' – 3:54
- 'Us' – 4:52
- 'Sailor Song' – 3:15
- '***' – 0:44
- 'Your Honor' – 2:10
- 'Ghost of Corporate Future' – 3:21
- 'Chemo Limo' – 6:04
- 'Somedays' – 3:21
- Deluxe version bonus track
- 'Scarecrow and Fungus' – 2:29
- Standard vinyl release
- 'Scarecrow and Fungus' – 2:29
- 'December' – 2:10
Track 7 is titled 'Whisper' on digital versions of the album. It is a brief spoken word piece in which Spektor and her brother, Barry 'Bear' Spektor, discuss the following song ('Your Honor').
Personnel[edit]
- Regina Spektor: piano, voice, rhodes, drumstick, percussion, producer, songwriter
- Alan Bezozi: producer, drums, percussion, heartbeat
- Oren Bloedow: guitar
- Graham Maby: bass
- Gordon Raphael: percussion
- Bear Spektor: whispers ('***')
- The 4x4 String Quartet: strings ('Us' and 'Somedays')
- Kill Kenada: backing punk band ('Your Honor')
- Eric Biondo: songwriter (one lyric and melody sampled in 'Somedays')
Releases[edit]
| Year | Label | Format | Catalog no. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sire | CD | 48833 | US |
| CD/DVD | 48890 | US | ||
| Shoplifter | CD | 005 | UK | |
| 2005 | Sire | LP | 48953 | US |
| 2007 | WEA | CD | 9362493522 | UK |
| 2016 | Sire | Red LP | 549811-1 | US |
References[edit]
- ^Christgau, Robert (February 21, 2006). 'Old-Fashioned Amenities'. The Village Voice. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^'Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^Allmusic review
- ^'Regina Spektor: Soviet Kitsch'. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^Blender review
- ^'Regina Spektor: Soviet Kitsch Album Review - Pitchfork'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^'Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^'Album Review: Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^Rolling Stone review
- ^Stylus review
- ^'The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade'. NME. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^Visakowitz, Susan (21 January 2007). 'Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor doing it her way'. Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^'Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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