The Teaches of Peaches
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| Studio album by Peaches | ||||
| Released | September 5, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Electroclash | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Kitty-Yo, XL | |||
| Producer | Peaches | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| NME |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10) |
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| Robert Christgau | B− |
| Rolling Stone |  |
The Teaches of Peaches is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Peaches, and her first under the stage name Peaches. It was released on September 5, 2000 by Kitty-Yo. Her indie-singer roommate Feist contributed vocals for the album.
In 2002, XL Recordings re-released the album and as well put out an "Expanded Edition" featuring a bonus disc.
After creating a six-track "Lovertits" EP, Peaches moved to Berlin, Germany. While visiting her old friend Jason Beck, who was enjoying modest European success as Chilly Gonzales in Berlin, Peaches landed a one-night gig. On the merits of that show alone, Berlin's Kitty-Yo label signed her on the spot. The label offered her the chance to record The Teaches of Peaches back home in Toronto.
Musically, The Teaches of Peaches, like many other electroclash albums, draws from 1980s new wave music. It incorporates the Roland MC-505 and lo-fi beats in songs such as "AA XXX", which also features a roller-rink electro bassline. "Sucker" and "Rock Show" employ guitar and Runaways-like singing.
Lyrically, many of the songs on The Teaches of Peaches deal with pro-sex postfeminist themes. "Felix Partz" is a tribute to Felix Partz, a Canadian artist who was associated with the arts collective General Idea.
The Teaches of Peaches received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 73 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic. Heather Phares from Allmusic said, "Funny, sexy, outrageous, and danceable (not to mention endlessly quotable) all at once, The Teaches of Peaches is a great introduction to a unique artist who defines herself by gleefully blurring boundaries." Likewise, Mark Desrosiers of Popmatters described the album as "one of the year's defining albums."
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