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Peaches
is a phenomena; the self-made, self-produced, do-it-yourself
leader of the electro punk movement and high priestess
of the original dirty lyrical classic (check ‘Fuck
The Pain Away’ and ‘Shake Yer Dix’ for
confirmation). Unique with her minimal pumping beats and
loved by true innovators as diverse as Deborah Harry,
Iggy Pop, Bjork, Josh Homme, Lil Kim, Kelis, 2 Many DJs,
M.I.A. and LCD Soundsystem not to mention the entire fashion
and art world. Her live shows are legendary - a one-woman
Kiss concert that has left the pop world in awe!
So where exactly does she go, after Teaches of Peaches
and Fatherfucker, for album number three? Where
Teaches was about the self and Fatherfucker was about
blurring the lines and asking questions about yourself,
ImPeach My Bush is an album for the masses, a social album
– to challenge, educate and encourage. ImPeach
My Bush - the title obviously refers to getting rid
of ‘him in the Whitehouse’ as one interpretation,
but in the Peaches way of questioning power structures
through the medium of sex, it also says if you don’t
get Peaches by now, censor her pussy.
She hasn’t cleaned up her act with her new release,
ImPeach My Bush, you’ll be heartened to hear.
Look no further than ‘Two Guys For Every Girl’,
the first song of its kind. After hearing five hundred
songs about guys and their fantasy of two women, Peaches,
aided and abetted by Beth Ditto from The Gossip on chorus
vocals, turns that on its head, "I wanna see you
do your little nasty brother."
‘Tent In Your Pants’ has the choice lyric of
"the tent’s so big in your pants, gonna bring
my friends for a dance", ‘Downtown’ may
describe a visit to the lower half of a women using urban
imagery and ‘Rock The Shocker’ is wholly dedicated
to an alternative method of pleasing your woman using
the "shocker" hand gesture ("thumbs up,
fingers out, pull back, pull back”) – a new
alternative to the metal horns, flicking the bird and
East/West coast Hip Hop hands. ‘Stick It To The Pimp’
and ‘Fuck Or Kill’ are pretty self-explanatory
but it’s not all about sex. ‘Slippery Dick’,
for example, is far less obvious then you first might
think; as she says, "It’s just a fish in the
Atlantic”.
A massive record, ImPeach My Bush is pure Peaches
and as ambitious as ever. ‘Hit It Hard’ and
‘Do Ya’ push things up a level, both are crossover
rock / electro bangers and both further cement her as
an untouchable force. Similarly, the break out single,
‘Boys Wanna Be Her’, is a charged electro AC/DC
powerhouse about a girl rocker whom everyone wants. Yet
another banger.
Peaches has stepped up the production by co-producing
the record with Mickey Petralia (Beck, Saul Williams,
John Cale, Ladytron, Moving Units, Dandy Warhols, Eels)
and Greg Kurstin (who toured with Beck for years and was
once locked down with Marlon Brando as his piano player,
albeit only for a month), who was enlisted to recreate
the MC909 on original Moogs and other synths. Peaches
was so impressed with him that they wound up collaborating
in the studio and the outcome was ‘Downtown’
and ‘Tent In Your Pants’.
ImPeach My Bush was recorded at Jeff Pecaro’s
(the drummer from Toto, no less) self-built studio in
LA (which came complete with studio, luxurious house and
heated outdoor swimming pool). The guests who dropped
by to party and play on the record include Joan Jett,
who’s featured on vocals and guitar on the raw rock
of ‘You Love It’, Josh Homme and Feist, who
both appear on ’Give 'Er’ (a Canadian saying
meaning to give it all you got). Also using the facilities
were Darlin' Dave Catching and Brian "Big Hands"
O'Conner (Eagles of Death Metal) who both appear on ‘You
Love It’.
The Last two albums were made almost solely with the MC505
box. This time Peaches turns up her soundgasm using original
analogue gear such as Moogs, original drum machines (such
as 808s and synths), the ‘rock’ songs are fully
realised, more live drums, more Les Paul Gibson guitars
and more Marshall amps. All of which will prepare you
for the new live Peaches.
Samantha Maloney (Hole, Courtney Love band, Motley Crue,
Eagles of Death Metal) who lent her live drumming for
some album tracks (‘Give ‘er, ‘Do Ya’,
‘You Love It’), has also signed on to play drums
as one quarter of Peaches’ new live band. The line-up
is completed by ex-Courtney Love guitarist Radio Sloan
and JD Samson from Le Tigre on keytar and sequencing.
This marks the first band Peaches has ever toured with
and with this all-girl onslaught, the Peaches live experience
will be even more of a sheer rock ‘n roll free for
all – if that’s possible. The first live shows
kick off this summer in the States with Nine Inch Nails
and Bauhaus, followed by a full North American headlining
tour with Eagles of Death Metal as main support. Then
Peaches crosses the Atlantic to tour the UK and Europe,
lifting off with the Carling Reading/Leeds Weekend.
Peaches might well be back but a question remains, are
you ready for the next level? She certainly is. |
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