Like everything else about this refreshing debut, the title is not to be taken seriously. This lo-fi and often profane collection of strangely affecting tunes, is not for everyone. Sounding alot like Lou Reed and Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Adam Green and Kimya Dawson share vocal duties in dual and sometimes overlapping dialogue that is irreverent, surprisingly touching, and often brilliant. The Peaches strength is their simple and readily hummable melodies that beg to be sung along with. In the wonderfully skewed love song, "Anyone Else But You," Dawson offers the touching line, "Here is the church and here is the steeple, we sure are cute for two ugly people." But just in case you think it's going to get sappy she follows this later in the song with the line "you squinched up your face and did a dance, shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants." I could go on, but this is one that you're either going to love or you're going to think it's the worst crap you've ever heard. Look for them on tour with The Strokes.
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