Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor
16/01/10 18:47
Released September 21, 2004, Sire.
Reviewed By Stephanie Attebery
Consider buying Soviet Kitsch today. Regina Spektor’s early full-length album is for you, if you loved the early works of Tori Amos; Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink. The songs on Kitsch are carried in flavors of love, sickness, family, and the anxiety that accompanies all of those things. My favorites in no particular order:
Us, recently showcased on the very popular soundtrack to ‘(500) Days of Summer,' is a lively tribute to the sad subject of love.
Ghost of Corporate Future offers practical personal advice in an original style. Spektor seems to say, "Hey relax and laugh when you’re on the way to your job that you’re just not sure about." (my most-played weekday morning song coincidentally.)
Chemo Limo is just sad and weird and beautiful, and she “beat boxes” in the middle of the song!
Somedays is framed in the café music style of popular female pop nowadays, (think Ingrid Michaelson) but stands out because of its lyrical complexity and strong vocals. Spektor has not slowed down her production since her 2004 debut and in the months to come, I will continue down the musical road she has paved!