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Traces of Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey, Björk and Cat Power are all proudly on display in the unpredictable arrangements and off-kilter emotions.
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Spektor's songs tend to take strange turns halfway through, jutting off for a chorus or bridge that barely seems connected to what's come before, then circling back to make the connection clear.
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It’s conceivable that she can be marketed as a hipper Michelle Branch (the string arrangements get a little schmaltzy), but at her most accessible she’s still too resolutely quirky.
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Entertainment WeeklyWhile her art folk has its considerable charms, it's also erratic and, at times, exhausting. [11 Feb 2005, p.63]
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Spektor is an engaging performer throughout the album, and despite her arty quirks, she's never pretentious.
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The first few plays require a bit of patience, but this is a unique new talent. Like listening to PJ Harvey or Shannon Wright, having patience pays off.
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There's a wealth of great material here... all diminished, to various degrees, by genre affectations.
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Spektor's cabaret shtick occasionally wears thin, but Kitsch's highlights... have an appealing honesty that can't be faked.
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While Spektor possesses an intriguing voice, she uses it in such a cloying, affected manner as to be almost entirely off-putting.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 68 out of 80
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Mixed: 2 out of 80
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Negative: 10 out of 80
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Aug 22, 2018
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Nov 22, 2021Regina Spektor is such a great and smart storyteller, her voice so beautiful and sweet. Love it.
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Aug 5, 2020This record blew my mind, it’s amazing and I really loved it. Give it a listen