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The Moldy Peaches
Studio album by
the Moldy Peaches
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001
Genre
Length44:23
LabelRough Trade
The Moldy Peaches chronology
Moldy Peaches 2000: Fer the Kids/ Live 1999
(1998) 		The Moldy Peaches
(2001) 		County Fair/Rainbows
(2002)

The Moldy Peaches is the debut album by American indie rock band the Moldy Peaches. It was primarily recorded in a basement in Port Townsend, Washington, and was released in 2001. The album has the dubious distinction of being released in the United States on September 11, 2001, the date of the attacks on the World Trade Center, while coincidentally featuring a song called "NYC's Like a Graveyard".[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Hot Press8/12[4]
Mojo[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Stylus MagazineC+[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

In a positive review for NME magazine, music critic Kitty Empire called The Moldy Peaches "extremely amusing and often brilliant" because of its endearing songs and absurdist lyrics, which she felt distinguishes the band from other indie acts.[6] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice found Dawson's songwriting more endearing and vulnerable than the "ambitious" Green, but said that they are both "cute folkies who break without warning into punk noise and sing a deeply catchy song called 'Who's Got the Crack,' cute floozies who'll fuck anybody with anything when that's their mood or stage of life".[11]

In a less enthusiastic review for Rolling Stone, Jenny Eliscu wrote that the "joyously messy" album is made up mostly of "low-fi, potty-mouthed indie rock" and raunchy humor, which listeners will either find "hilarious or stupid".[8] AllMusic's Daniel Greenwald was more critical and said the Moldy Peaches tried to be funny with their use of provocative language, but sounded like a witless, untalented version of the indie band Beat Happening.[2]

The Moldy Peaches finished 31st in the voting for the Pazz & Jop, an annual critics poll run by The Village Voice.[12] Christgau, the poll's creator, placed it second on his own year-end list.[13] Mojo magazine ranked it 29th on its list of 2001's best records.[14] In a retrospective review for The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), editor Christian Hoard wrote that the album showcased a songwriting duo who could successfully combine "oddball juvenalia and superb melodies".[9] In his ballot for Rolling Stone's decade-end poll, Christgau later named The Moldy Peaches the 11th best album of the 2000s.[15]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kimya Dawson & Adam Green except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 & Rip Van Winkle"  
13."Who's Got the Crack"Dawson / Green / Grrr Anpar 
14."Lucky Charms"  
15."D. 2. Boyfriend"  
16."I Forgot"  
17."Lazy Confessions"  
18."NYC's Like a Graveyard"  
19."Goodbye Song"  

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from original CD track credits[16]

The Moldy Peaches

Guest Musicians

  • Brian Piltin – bass on "Nothing Came Out", "Steak For Chicken" and "Who's Got The Crack?"; vocals on "Who's Got The Crack?"
  • Jack Dishel – drums on "Nothing Came Out", "Steak For Chicken" and "Who's Got The Crack?"; vocals on "Nothing Came Out" and "Who's Got The Crack?"
  • Chris Barron – guitar on "Anyone Else But You"; vocals on "Lucky Charms"
  • Steve Espinola – piano on "Jorge Regula"
  • Drew Blood – vocals and piano on "Downloading Porn With Davo"
  • Denise Koleda – bass on "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
  • Kurt Feldman – drums on "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
  • Adam Goldstein – vocals on "Who's Got The Crack?"
  • Hollis Smith – vocals on "Lucky Charms"

References

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  1. ^ Hutchinson, Kate (2023-05-24). "Cult indie band the Moldy Peaches return: 'We were misfits who didn't feel accepted'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. ^ a b Greenwald, Daniel. "The Moldy Peaches – The Moldy Peaches". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Clarke, Betty (May 4, 2001). "Moldy Peaches: Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade)". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Udell, Phil (June 21, 2001). "The Moldy Peaches". Hot Press. Dublin. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Bulley, Jenny (September 2018). "The Moldy Peaches: The Moldy Peaches". Mojo (298). London: 107.
  6. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (September 12, 2001). "Moldy Peaches : The Moldy Peaches". NME. London. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Rooney, Nathan (December 16, 2001). "The Moldy Peaches: Moldy Peaches". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Eliscu, Jenny (September 27, 2001). "The Moldy Peaches: The Moldy Peaches". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Hoard, Christian (2004). "The Moldy Peaches". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–52. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  10. ^ Lichtenstein, Steve (September 1, 2003). "The Moldy Peaches – The Moldy Peaches – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April 3, 2001). "Consumer Guide: Vibrators". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  12. ^ Anon. (February 12, 2002). "The 2001 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 12, 2002). "Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  14. ^ Anon. (January 2002). "Best Albums of 2001". Mojo (98). London: 71.
  15. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 24, 2009). "Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  16. ^ The Moldy Peaches Credits - Rough Trade - 06076 83200-2, 2001

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