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Track Listings
| 1. Lucky Number Nine |
| 2. Jorge Regula |
| 3. What Went Wrong |
| 4. Nothing Came Out |
| 5. Downloading Porn With Davo |
| 6. These Burgers |
| 7. Steak For Chicken |
| 8. On Top |
| 9. Greyhound Bus |
| 10. Anyone Else But You |
| 11. Little Bunny Foo Foo |
| 12. The Ballad of Helen Keller & R.I.P VanWinkle |
| 13. Who's Got The Crack |
| 14. Lucky Charms |
| 15. D.Z Boyfriend |
| 16. I Forgot |
| 17. Lazy Confessions |
| 18. NYC's Like A Graveyard |
| 19. Goodbye Song |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green and Kimya Dawson are the scourge of shoe-gazer's everywhere: extrovert indie rock chameleons who channel their awkward social skills into a scatological satire that dwells on botulism, wannabe boyfriends, Internet porn and street drugs. Their wry debut album, Moldy Peaches, is so lo-fi it sounds like a genuine bedroom production (at one point you can even hear a telephone ringing in the background). The record absent-mindedly skips genres the way kids click TV channels, from fragile acoustic folk and savant hip-hop to amplified garage punk sing-a-longs and back again. Backed by a whisper of guitar, recorder and off-key backing vocals, "Nothing Came Out"--Kimya's confessional about an unrequited love--is almost touching--almost. Until she gets to the cutting punchline: "And besides, you're probably holding hands with some skinny, pretty girl that likes to talk about bands." There's the debased blues-rock stomp of "Downloading Porn with Davo", while "Steak for Chicken" is a calculatingly inept duet featuring two different sets of lyrics sung simultaneously. Full of outrageous throw-away lyrics (like Adam's "Who mistook the crap for genius/Who is going to stroke my penis") that demand repeat listens, the Moldy Peaches smell like a cult band in the making. --Chris Campion
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i am still not entirely sure how i came to find out about this strange, but beautiful band. however whilst i try and remember that, i shall tell you (because i feel it is my duty) just how great this album really is. it may sound a bit shabby and homemade at times, and it may often feel like the singing duo are being unsincere at the most sensitive and heartfelt times. however it is just this that makes the mouldy peaches debut album so refreshingly different and enjoyable. their music is so simple but not at one point during the album is it ever dull. these guys also switch their genre in practically every song, going from lo-fi indie to punk rock in a couple of tracks.
without doubt this is my personal favourite of the year. however i would say the mouldy peaches are an aquired taste and some people may not like them as much as others. they are an underground band who thrive on being out of the mainstream, and it is clear that they never set out to conquer the music business. watch out for the bunny rabbit and robin hood!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had friends before I bought this album, now I have none. They all left after a few months of me running around place screaming 'I'm just your average Thundercats Ho' and 'We hate dance and we hate rap/but we like to contradict ourselves/that's a rap'. Actually, that's not true at all, but it wouldn't be a bad trade-off.
The fact is, despite, or more likely because of, its terrible production values, this album is listenable, fun, funny and at times moving. From the heady beginnings of 'Lucky No.9' through the tragicomic 'Nothing Comes Out' and the wonderful bad-taste of 'Who's Got the Crack', Kimya and Dawson demonstrate that rarest of all things -- a willingness to try something new.
The style of this album is characterised as anti-folk, but in fact the duo show a suprising willingness to dabble in any and all possible styles. There seems to have been some really enjoyment had in the recording of this record, and that really shows through. Though it's not musically flawless, or even musically accomplished, there isn't one point in this album where that matters. The fact is, this band have created a new sound that's as important and unique as and band before them. For that reason alone, this albums is worth buying.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
The Moldy Peaches are a great band. Listen for yourself. And the amazing thing is they sound great live! They played with the Strokes in San Francisco and they did not play acoustic, as is on some of the songs on the cd. The opening track, "Lucky Number Nine" sounded great live, and electric. Their music is entertaining, and they dress up very strange--I love them. They played a song that is not included on the album that was hilarious, it talked about, "You gotta have rain..to have a rainbow." Very reminiscent of "Who's Got The Crack?" Please check them out for yourself. Just imagine The Pixies "Surfer Rosa" released as a demo. This band is original.
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The Moldy Peaches
My son introduced me to a song by this group in a compilation of his favourite songs. At first the tune just didn't catch my ear but then it started to grow on me... Read more
Published 5 months ago by hocks
OMG AMZING
OMG I love this album! They cant relly sing or play ther intstruments, but that just makes them more true and genuine! aND there lyrics r so funny and quirky! Read more
Published 13 months ago by 333R333
Oh God, NO!!! Why?
If you're considering buying this album after enjoying the "Juno" soundtrack, I strongly advise you to think again! Read more
Published 20 months ago by poichick
Most original album in years!
Judging by the other reviews Ive discovered this band very late. Had this album for a couple of years and have meant to post a review. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Huckfead
On its own and all alone.
This album is excellent and even lower than low-fi. More like ultra low-fi, which is the way I like it. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2006 by Mr. Cj Rowley
Difficult review
This is a very difficult album to review. The first time I listened to it I thought it was very raw and most of the people I played it to did not like it. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2002 by H J Williams
Low-tech poetic stuff that you wish you'd done yourself
This reminds me of teenage wannabe cassette recordings in the bedroom. Can't play. Can't sing. But great ideas. Stuff William Orbit, this stuff lingers. Read more
Published on 21 July 2001
Fuzzy production makes for good listening!
Im not one to believe everything i read but Ive gotta say that everything that ive read about the Moldy Peaches is true!! Read more
Published on 21 May 2001
go buy this or may good music shake it's head disapprovingly
i'm not gonna be able to put this eloquently (specially seeing as i dunno how to spell that word) or anything, but this album is totally amazing. Read more
Published on 18 May 2001
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