Claim: Soviet Kitsch  is the third album originally released on Shoplifter Records in May 2003 by American singer/songwriter Regina Spektor which received a rating of 72/100 from Metacritic and (7/10) from both PopMatters and Prefix Magazine and was included in NME's list of 100 greatest albums of the decade.
Evidence: Soviet Kitsch is the major label debut and third album by American singer/songwriter Regina Spektor. It was originally released on Shoplifter Records in May 2003 but was reissued in August 2004 when Spektor signed with Sire Records. Metacritic 72/100 PopMatters (7/10) Prefix Magazine (7/10) In 2009, the album was included in NME's list of 100 greatest albums of the decade.