"Subtle" isn't usually a word associated with Peaches' music, but it applies to I Feel Cream surprisingly often. Yes, even though she proclaims someone a "mangina" in one song and herself a "stage whore" in another, this set of songs is often more restrained, and even mature, than Peaches has been in the past -- and not just because she tells a lover to lick her crow's feet on "Trick or Treat." I Feel Cream is far more electronic and dancefloor-oriented than her music has been in years; in sharp contrast to Impeach My Bush's electro-glam rock, this album has absolutely no guitars. It also features more collaborations with other producers than Peaches' previous work. Along with Gonzales, with whom she's worked since the Teaches of Peaches days, she enlists Digitalism, Soulwax, Drums of Death, and her former remixers Simian Mobile Disco to help take her music in different directions. Some of these don't quite work -- "Lose You," an icy, fragile ballad, is pretty but doesn't quite work as a way to show Peaches' vulnerable side, and "Mud"'s chilly sound is similarly at odds with her fiery persona -- but most of them do. "Talk to Me" is a standout, with Soulwax providing an electro-soul backdrop for some of Peaches' most powerful singing. It's raw, it's direct, and it's nearly as big a step forward as the album's title track: "I Feel Cream" takes the breathy appeal of Impeach My Bush's "Downtown" and turns it into gauzily erotic disco about love/lust at first sight in the club that feels like the heiress to "More, More, More" and "I Feel Love"'s abstract-yet-explicit come-ons. Only her rap, which rhymes "guitar hero" with "DeNiro" and "Robert Shapiro," makes it obvious that this is a Peaches song.
There are also plenty of moments that aren't groundbreaking, but still show that Merill Nisker has a lot to say about sex, music, and pop culture nearly a decade after Teaches of Peaches was released. "Billionaire" is classic, tough-talking Peaches, with hard-hitting production, a cameo by Yo Majesty's Shunda K., and a chorus that boils the song down to its talking points ("Billionaire/love affair/take you there)." "Mommy Complex" is kinky and intellectual, juxtaposing zipless fucks and baby's breath, while "Showstopper" lives up to its name, barreling in on fiercely buzzing synths and sweaty beats. Interestingly, most of I Feel Cream's more subdued moments were produced by Peaches herself: "Take You On" and "Relax"'s quietly hypnotic grooves suggest that she's not so much abandoning electro-clash -- which she rhymes with "backlash" on "Serpentine (I Don't Give A...Pt. 2)" -- as she is giving it nuance. What better way to show that you "don't give a fuck" than to find more and different ways to say that?
The coolest thing about Peaches is the fact she used to be a schoolteacher. From her sexually charged lyrics and thumping electro to her hideously brilliant live performances, everything about her screams rebel. Her fourth album only pushes her image closer to disgusting yet at the same time demonstrates the professional qualities required to teach music. Expert production alongside A List elec...
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The always fruity Peaches is back with fourth album I Feel Cream which finds her giving the past a slip and whipping it real good.
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With a title like I Feel Cream, and with the fact that Peaches, after three albums, has something of a reputation for foul mouthed gender-bending and electro-subversion, one would be forgiven for assuming that this latest offering is more of the same. It always was going to be difficult for Merrill Nisker to move on…
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every little defect gets respect, must protect what you expectPeaches - I Feel CreamI’ve never liked Peaches’ music. She was always more interesting to talk about than listen to. With her 4th album, I Feel Cream, dropping last week she revealed a new side to herself. Kind of. I’ll get to the good stuff but [...]Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
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Peaches, Peaches, Peaches...check out your Chrissy behind now.On her fifth studio album, I Feel Cream, the Queen of Electrocrap has decided to let her hair down (wayyy down if you've seen the video for "Talk To Me") and invited some super cool collaborators into the creamery. Among them? A slew of the most exciting movers and shakers of alt-electronica, including Soulwax, Digitalism, Drums of D...
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Here’s another Peaches video for her song “Take You On” from the album I Feel Cream. Produced by Angie Reed. Peaches | Myspace | Gigs | Buy**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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The coolest thing about Peaches is the fact she used to be a schoolteacher. From her sexually charged lyrics and thumping electro to her hideously brilliant live performances, everything about her screams rebel. Her fourth album only pushes her image closer to disgusting yet at the same time demonstrates the professional qualities required to teach music. Expert production alongside A List elec...
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every little defect gets respect, must protect what you expectPeaches - I Feel CreamI’ve never liked Peaches’ music. She was always more interesting to talk about than listen to. With her 4th album, I Feel Cream, dropping last week she revealed a new side to herself. Kind of. I’ll get to the good stuff but [...]Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
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It looks as though Peaches is well on the path to staying true to her word in which she will release a video for each and every fantastic track from her latest album, I Feel Cream. Looks as though she's also got one in the works for Mommy Complex, as previous images were leaked here.But today, we're a little giddy for the video for the album's title track. It's like Peaches-lite, until the rap ...
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With great anticipation since securing a ticket to Peaches' wild circus of a show over a month ago, the day in which class was in session to learn the teaches of Peaches was upon us. The front of the stage at Webster Hall was immediately packed once hearing that opener, Drums of Death, was stuck at the airport, and the school bell was ready to ring.Beginning with a grand entrance from her backi...
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Peachesby Mark Asch • May 8, 2009 PeachesI Feel Cream (XL, 2009)Since The Teaches of Peaches, Peaches hasn't really released a set of songs to match her shtick—that mix of abrasive minimal drum-and-synth techno, crass sexuality, and performative, almost parodically forward gender-bending antics that's earned the admiration of club kids and gender studies majors. This, arguably, doesn't matter
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"Hit the deck" indeed, Ms. Nisker. We ran into Alexander Technique (one half of the remix monster Blogula alongside another familiar face to THE CULTURE OF ME, Larry Tee) last night for like a hot minute and we instantly had...
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The first official video from Peaches’ new album, I Feel Cream, out 5 de Mayo on XL Recordings. Directed by Price James.Peaches | Myspace | Gigs | Pre-order
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This is the fourth video from Peaches’ new album I Feel Cream. Directed by Price James.Click here if you want to see some sick photos of Peaches at Les Ardentes Festival in Brussels.Peaches...**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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Photo by CarolineFM“I have a strong image & a strong character,” says Peaches, inadvertently making one of the larger understatements of the year. This is, after all, an artist whose last two albums were named Fatherfucker & Impeach My Bush, & promises “blinking pussy lights” to be packaged with her latest offering, I Feel Cream.The new album, out May 5 via XL, finds electro-punk’s reign
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After a PG-13 rated “Lose You” video, Peaches returns to form. “Serpentine” is off Peaches latest album I Feel Cream. Truly, a dumbfounding album title. I love it.Also check out the video for “Talk To Me.”LinksPeaches – Website / Myspace
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Is Peaches getting...serious? Am I...okay with that?From the likes of this new single off the upcoming album, I Feel Cream, it sure seems so. Replacing hardcore smut with a bit of rocker strut, Peaches commands her way through her cleanest strummer since "Operate." Without getting too overly praising, I'm getting a little bit of a Janis Joplin sort of vibe with this one. Anyway--this is perfect...
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The always fruity Peaches is back with fourth album I Feel Cream which finds her giving the past a slip and whipping it real good.
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I've always been scared of Peaches. Not her as a person specifically - though, judging by her music, I probably should be - but I just never truly attempted to delve into her material. My older brother always tried to push her on me, and I always pushed her away just as hard. I think it's a testament to how much I love her new album (I Feel Cream, available here) that instead of converting "jus...
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| 1 Serpentine (I Don't Give A..., Pt. 2) |
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| 2 Talk to Me |
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| 3 Lose You |
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| 5 Billionaire |
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| 6 I Feel Cream |
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| 7 Trick or Treat |
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| 9 Mommy Complex |
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| 10 Mud |
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| 11 Relax |
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| 12 Take You On |
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