Rub is the sixth studio album by Canadian electronic musician Peaches. It was released on September 25, 2015 by I U She Music.

Rub
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded2013–2014
GenreElectropop
Length41:23
LabelI U She
Producer
Peaches chronology
I Feel Cream
(2009)
Rub
(2015)
Singles from Rub
  1. "Light in Places"
    Released: June 23, 2015[1]
  2. "Close Up"
    Released: August 18, 2015[2]
  3. "Dick in the Air"
    Released: September 9, 2015[3]

The album was produced by Vice Cooler with Peaches in her Los Angeles garage throughout 2013 and 2014. In June 2015 the album was announced to contain guest vocal appearances by Kim Gordon, Feist, and Simonne Jones.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY     [6]
Exclaim!     [7]
The Line of Best Fit          [8]
Mojo     
Now     [9]
The Observer     [10]
Pitchfork7.0/10[11]
PopMatters8/10[12]
Q     
Uncut     [13]

On Metacritic, Rub received a score of 78 out of 100 from 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Fiona Sturges of Uncut described the music on the album as "x-rated electro-pop".[13]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Peaches and Vice Cooler; all tracks written by Peaches and Cooler, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Close Up" (featuring Kim Gordon; writers: Peaches, Cooler, Gordon)3:27
2."Rub"3:37
3."Dick in the Air"3:10
4."Pickles"3:53
5."Sick in the Head"3:19
6."Free Drink Ticket"4:09
7."How You Like My Cut"3:10
8."Vaginoplasty" (featuring Simonne Jones; writers: Peaches, Cooler, Jones)4:27
9."Light in Places"4:19
10."Dumb Fuck"4:22
11."I Mean Something" (featuring Feist; writers: Peaches, Cooler, Feist)3:36

Personnel

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  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – engineer ("Sick in the Head")
  • Camilla Camaglia – photography
  • Vice Cooler – composer, producer, synthesizer, drums, percussion, sampler
  • Feist – composer, featured artist ("I Mean Something")
  • Kim Gordon – composer, featured artist ("Close Up")
  • Jimmy Harry – composer, synthesizer ("Dumb Fuck")
  • Simonne Jones – composer, featured artist ("Vaginoplasty")
  • Daria Marchik – cover photo
  • Mocky – synthesizer ("Rub")
  • Mumbai Science – additional percussion ("Vaginoplasty")
  • Nadine Neven – percussion, producer, synthesizer ("Light in Places")
  • Cole Nystrom – assistant mixer
  • Peaches – art direction, composer, design, primary artist, producer
  • Dave Pensado – mixing
  • Planningtorock – composer, vocal production ("Free Drink Ticket")
  • Siriusmo – additional percussion ("Pickles")
  • Dale Voelker – design

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 110
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 187
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 27
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[17] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 38
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Light In Places (2015) | Peaches". 7digital. 23 June 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Close Up (feat. Kim Gordon) (2015) | Peaches". 7digital. 18 August 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dick In the Air (2015) | Peaches". 7digital. 9 September 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Peaches teams with Feist and Kim Gordon for new album, Rub". June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews for Rub by Peaches". Metacritic. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Peaches - Rub | DIY". Diymag.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Vanderwyk, Lisa (September 23, 2015). "Peaches Rub". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Rub by Peaches | Album Review". The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  9. ^ ">>> Album of the week: Peaches". September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ^ Kitty Empire (27 September 2015). "Peaches: Rub review – multiple flavours of raw Peach | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  11. ^ "Peaches: Rub | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. September 29, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Peaches: Rub". PopMatters. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Sturges, Fiona (October 2015). "X-rated electro-pop from trailblazing Canadian artist". Uncut. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Peaches – Rub" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 3.10.2015 (wk40)". zobbel.de. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  17. ^ "Peaches Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  18. ^ "Peaches Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  19. ^ "Peaches Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.