Maybe it's just the preponderance of piano in her music, but Regina Spektor sounds more like a raditional singer/songwriter (in the best sense of that phrase) than her anti-folk contemporaries. On Soviet Kitsch, her third album -- and major-label debut -- her sound is more refined than ever before, but there are still plenty of rough edges and unexpected twists and turns. The Fiona Apple and Cat Power comparisons that have been leveled at Spektor since her first album 11:11 are still valid, particularly on songs like "Carbon Monoxide" and "Somedays," but Spektor is more theatrical and playful than either of those artists. Quirky character sketches such as "Ghost of Corporate Future" and "Ode to Divorce," and flights of fancy like the charming "Us" are quintessentially Spektor; though her songs may not be diary entries set to music, she imbues them with lots of personality and intimate details. Nowhere is this more apparent than on "Chemo Limo," a strangely uplifting song about a woman living with (not dying from) cancer that ends up being one of Soviet Kitsch's standout moments. "Flowers," which begins with a section inspired by her classical training and then moves to a part based on her Russian Jewish heritage, also shows how easily Spektor can incorporate different sounds and ideas into her own music. She does a 180 on the raw "Sailor Song," on which she gleefully yells, "Marianne's a bitch," and on the punky, off-the-cuff "Your Honor," which also features the London ock group Kill Kenada. A few of Soviet Kitsch's songs, like "Poor Little Rich Boy," concentrate on the childlike, mischievous side of Spektor's sound that puts her in the love-it-or-hate-it category for some listeners. Still, Spektor is an engaging performer throughout the album, and despite her arty quirks, she's never pretentious. She originally self-released Soviet Kitsch nearly two years before Sire released it, so it'll be interesting to hear what she does next.
Regina at Virgin Fest was nothing less than fantabulous. She played solo with her Grand Piano and was undoubtedly one of the finest performances I've ever seen by a solo artist. Nothing less than remarkable. Her voice was right on, tingling the spine and making the brain forget to tell the lungs to breathe. She played a great mix between Soviet Kitsch and Begin to Hope. Thank you Russia!!! :)
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this is quite possibly the cutest thing that i have ever heard in my entire life.
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she was even better in person than her cd's.listen to her hit those notes - perfection."we wear our scarves just like a noosebut not 'cos we want eternal sleepand although our parts are slightly usednew ones are slave labor you can keepwe're living in a den of thievesrummaging for answers in the pageswe're living in a den of thievesand it's contagious,and it's contagious"i swear this song is a...
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So yesterday, I went up to the Moore Theater in Seattle to pick up my Regina Spektor and Only Son tickets!! I'm so psyched! And it was even cooler because originally, I was going to buy the tickets off of Ticketmaster, like I always do. The tickets cost $17 and I was buying 2...the total from Ticketmaster was $58!! Such a rip off! But, if you pick them up at the Moore (who has really weird box ...
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This video isn't new. It's just gorgeous. She has a few new videos out right now. You can see two of them on her "myspace":http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor. I'm constantly impressed by this woman. Wikipedia has a nice detailed "bio on her":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Spektor.This video is for the song "Ode to Divorce" off of her 2004 release, "Soviet Kitsch". She directed it. ...
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I am a huge Regina Spektor fan...I saw her live in Melbourne last year and she was just amazing..When I got home from the gig that night I sat up in bed... buzzing, smiling, blown away and so I wrote a three page email to my music mentor and favourite person in the world telling them about the whole night blow by blow, song by song, ... I wish I could find that email cos I would share it with y...
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I saw her CD the other day for $9.99. I should have bought it. Samson is one song, and this is a completely different side of this amazing artist. I just hope I don't get the opportunity to say "contagious" anytime soon, cuz I'm certain I'll get stares as I produce the 6 syllable version.
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Saw her webcast today from Bonnaroo! Wooot!! Im in love!!!INDY
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This video isn't new. It's just gorgeous. She has a few new videos out right now. You can see two of them on her "myspace":http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor. I'm constantly impressed by this woman. Wikipedia has a nice detailed "bio on her":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Spektor.This video is for the song "Ode to Divorce" off of her 2004 release, "Soviet Kitsch". She directed it. ...
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it has been to long, my beloeved Mog, has it not?obssession of the moment:http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2013028320love that song.ummmm.also i lot of regina spektor. 'specially chemo limo. come to think of it. i wanna listen to it--AGAIN.overworked and underpaid. counting down the breaths to spring break.still stressing over life with that boy.trying to com...
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"No thank you no thank you no thank you no thank you I ain't about to pay for this shit I can afford chemo like i can afford a limo and on any given day I'd rather ride a limousine No thank you no thank you no thank you no thank you I ain't about to die like this I can afford chemo like I can afford a limo"
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Ghost of Corporate Future :: Regina SpektorA man walks out of his apartment It is raining He's got no umbrella He starts running beneath the awnings trying to save his suit Tryin to dryin to tryin to dry but no good When he gets to the crowded subway platform he takes off both of his shoes He steps right into somebody's fat loogie And everyone who sees him says "ewwww" Everyone who sees...
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Okay, my presents were freaking AWESOME!From my brother I got this Freddie Mercury action figure and I LOVE it so freaking much.From my best friend Eliza I got an awesome Knights of Ni hat that I shall wear on Halloween, we are such loser but I don't care!And then from my mom I got some kickin' new glasses...they are pretty swift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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this is quite possibly the cutest thing that i have ever heard in my entire life.
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This song woke me up out of a dead sleep. I had been watching Conan O' Brien and must have fallen asleep, because I remember hearing this song start, struggling to open my eyes, and just barely managing to scribble down Regina Spektor's name before falling back to sleep. I woke up the next morning, really hoping that I had written legibly enough that I'd be able to track this woman's music down...
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Regina Spektor!
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So yesterday, I went up to the Moore Theater in Seattle to pick up my Regina Spektor and Only Son tickets!! I'm so psyched! And it was even cooler because originally, I was going to buy the tickets off of Ticketmaster, like I always do. The tickets cost $17 and I was buying 2...the total from Ticketmaster was $58!! Such a rip off! But, if you pick them up at the Moore (who has really weird box ...
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Regina at Virgin Fest was nothing less than fantabulous. She played solo with her Grand Piano and was undoubtedly one of the finest performances I've ever seen by a solo artist. Nothing less than remarkable. Her voice was right on, tingling the spine and making the brain forget to tell the lungs to breathe. She played a great mix between Soviet Kitsch and Begin to Hope. Thank you Russia!!! :)
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she was even better in person than her cd's.listen to her hit those notes - perfection."we wear our scarves just like a noosebut not 'cos we want eternal sleepand although our parts are slightly usednew ones are slave labor you can keepwe're living in a den of thievesrummaging for answers in the pageswe're living in a den of thievesand it's contagious,and it's contagious"i swear this song is a...
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| 1 Ode to Divorce |
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| 2 Poor Little Rich Boy |
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| 3 Carbon Monoxide |
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| 4 The Flowers |
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| 5 Us |
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| 6 Sailor Song |
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| 8 Your Honor |
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| 9 Ghost of Corporate Future |
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| 10 Chemo Limo |
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| 11 Somedays |
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