Soviet Kitsch is the third album by Regina Spektor. The title is drawn from Milan Kundera's expression for the vacuous aesthetics of 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".
The songs Carbon Monoxide, The Ghost of Corporate Future, and Chemo Limo were all featured on her Demo Cassette.
Track listing
- "Ode to Divorce" – 3:42
- "Poor Little Rich Boy" – 2:27
- "Carbon Monoxide" – 4:59
- "The Flowers" – 3:54
- "Us" – 4:52
- "Sailor Song" – 3:15
- "* * *" – 0:44
- "Your Honor" – 2:10
- "Ghost of Corporate Future" – 3:21
- "Chemo Limo" – 6:04
- "Somedays" – 3:21
Track 7 is a brief spoken word piece in which Spektor and her brother, Barry (Bear) Spektor, discuss the following song ("Your Honor"). The band backing Spektor on "Your Honor" is Kill Kenada.
Releases
| Year |
Label |
Format |
Catalog no. |
Country |
| 2004 |
Sire |
CD |
48833 |
US |
| 2004 |
Sire |
CD/DVD |
48890 |
US |
| 2004 |
Shoplifter |
CD |
005 |
UK |
| 2005 |
Sire |
LP |
48953 |
US |
| 2007 |
WEA |
CD |
9362493522 |
UK |
|