Advantages: A modern quirky genius Disadvantages: Perhaps too quirky for some; Sometimes doesn't 'flow'
Regina Spektor's third album, "Soviet Kitsch", is quite a listen. The Soviet-born singer/songwriter crafts sublime piano-driven pieces, baring similarities to Tori Amos and Kate Bush. In many ways, it's pop music, but with a quirky difference, and with roots in the New York anti-folk and punk scene.
The album covers the usual emotional bases; the frail "Carbon Monoxide", the quirky and upbeat "Poor Little Rich Boy", the anthemic "Us", the confrontational ... ...construction and in terms of the lyrics; a voice that swings from pure emotion to childlike innocence to sarcasm.
Ideally, these songs need to be heard live; the album, in many respects, seems to be like a musical soundtrack to a production that is best experienced live. That withstanding however, the album is still solid and definately worth purchasing. ...
part_chimp 26.01.2006
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