Soviet Kitsch

Soviet Kitsch
Studio album by Regina Spektor
Released August 17, 2004
Genre Art pop[1]
Length 38:49
Label Sire
Producer Gordon Raphael, Alan Bezozi, Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor chronology
Songs
(2002)		 Soviet Kitsch
(2004)		 Live at Bull Moose
(2005)
Singles from Soviet Kitsch
  1. "Carbon Monoxide"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Your Honor / The Flowers"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Us"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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]
StylusB−[10]

Soviet Kitsch is the major label debut and third album by American singer/songwriter Regina Spektor. 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

In 2009, the album was included in NME's list of 100 greatest albums of the decade.[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Regina Spektor.[12]

  1. "Ode to Divorce" – 3:42
  2. "Poor Little Rich Boy" – 2:27
  3. "Carbon Monoxide" – 4:59
  4. "The Flowers" – 3:54
  5. "Us" – 4:52
  6. "Sailor Song" – 3:15
  7. "***" – 0:44
  8. "Your Honor" – 2:10
  9. "Ghost of Corporate Future" – 3:21
  10. "Chemo Limo" – 6:04
  11. "Somedays" – 3:21
Deluxe version bonus track
  1. "Scarecrow and Fungus" – 2:29
Standard vinyl release
  1. "Scarecrow and Fungus" – 2:29
  2. "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

Releases

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

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 21, 2006). "Old-Fashioned Amenities". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ "Regina Spektor: Soviet Kitsch". 5 April 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Blender review
  6. ↑ "Regina Spektor: Soviet Kitsch Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Album Review: Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  10. ↑ Stylus review
  11. ↑ "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade". NME. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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