Album: Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor (2004)
Genre: Folk | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Happy
Record Label: Sire Records
Format: Album

Description: 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".

Artist Background: Spektor was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, in 1980 to a musical Russian Jewish family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. She has a brother Boruch (Bear), who was featured in track 7, "* * *", or "Whisper", of her 2004 album, Soviet Kitsch. Growing up in Moscow, Regina learned how to play the piano by practicing on a ... Part of the New York City, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Tori Amos, Ingrid Michaelson, Kate Nash, Sara Bareilles

Music Scene: Part of the New York City, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Folk, Rock/Pop, Happy, 2000s, Album, Sire Records

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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".

Soviet Kitsch

Regina Spektor

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