Soviet Kitsch - Regina Spektor

I think it's true to say that you don't have to be mad to be a female singer-songerwriter, but it helps! All of my favourite female singers have more than just a hint of eccentricity and Regina Spektor more so than most. Born in Moscow and brought up in New York, her music is a melting pot of musical styles and impossible to pin down. The fact that she is a classically trained pianist has drawn comparisons to Tori Amos, her eccentricity has seen ...
...to classify and describe or compare, as she is one of the most unique voices I've come across. Unafraid to sacrifice vocal beauty for expression and experimentation, her vocal ranges from soft whispering, to punk like shrieking, to beatbox like sounds. Her influences range from jazz, to Yiddish klezmer music, to blues, to cabaret, to punk, to classical, even to drunken bar songs, flitting from one to the next without blinking an eye. The album opens ...

bubblegum_princess 09.12.2008 · Read full review
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...future Chemo Limo Somedays Soviet Kitsch can take you through a rollercoaster of different emotions, sometimes taking an unexpected twist. For example, Your Honor quickly chances from an upbeat rocky song to a lulling melodic style more conguative with Regina's style throughout the album. There is not a track on this album that I found boring or wished to skip (although I must admit that *** has sometimes freaked me out a little bit as it just ...
...other and im a scardey cat.) and from the first time I listened, I have been hooked and found it very difficult to find another album which compares to it. Regina's style is, as I said before, a litle quirky and so I suppose that some people may find it to be outside their preferred listening tastes (unlikely). Spektor creates characters in her songs such as Ode to divorce, The Ghost of Corporate Future and Carbon Monoxide which are both memorable ...

iamamy 18.07.2007 · Read full review
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...it could. Soviet Kitsch is the best compromise, though I would say if you like this album, buy all means get the others as they will not disappoint. I could carry on ranting about this album and this artist for another hundred thousand words but not one of them would accurately sum her up. But whatever music you like, just try this album. Borrow it from a library if you don't want to part with more than a fiver. But just listen to it and be amazed. ...

badongism 05.04.2007 · Read full review
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I personally came to this album after hearing the most recent by Regina, 'Begin to Hope'. Already completely obsessed with Regina I had to search out new material! Regina Spektor is an amazing talent, mixing jazz sounds, classical piano, kooky lyrics and much more! Its hard to pin this lady down as every song sounds different. The only thing linking all her songs is the ability she has to suck a listener into her many stories. I found 'Soviet Kitsch' ...
...Hope' , a slightly rawer sound which feels a lot more experimental, it is a really exciting album with a lot of variation and a lot to offer. Songs like 'Ode to Divorce' are moving and slow and gentle, where as 'Poor little rich boy' includes percussion involving a drumstick being banged on a chair. Overall the album is a triumph one of those where you dont skip a track. Listen! ...

RachelBuckley 10.09.2007 · Read full review
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