After four mainstream albums is
Peaches showing us a vulnerable side? Although, the vocals on
I feel Cream range from being aggressive to timid, the driving beats behind all the songs give the impression that
Peaches will turn around and smack you in the face for merely suggesting vulnerability.
I Feel Cream is an emotive album which brings out your primal instincts - I felt like I was being groomed - charged up with sexual frustration and anger - like a crazed monkey in a cage. Perfect to listen to before a night out - turn up the bass and let your instincts take over. A definite highlight of the album is newly released
Talk To Me - dirty beats and strong vocals, with underlying aggression this track was made for the dance floor.
Following the stomp romp of
Talk To Me is the gentle electro tune
Lose You which, for the first time, shows a delicate side to
Peaches. This is perfect sex music, gentle but impulsive. Songs to listen out for include;
Billionaire featuring Shunda K from Yo! Majesty - imagine strutting down a dangerous street, flaunting yourself and snarling at passers-by.
Title track
I Feel Cream has soft vocals, with a possible sample of
Chemical Brothers in there, flawlessly merging from
Peaches trademark rap to exposed, tender singing.
Mud marches you to a forgotten war, in the calm before the storm the army paces to her every word. I have never heard
Peaches sound so sexy.
Peaches is like a rebel spaceship charging to the next stage, the next level, the next album without stopping for direction. Although the tracks on
I Feel Cream are very similar to each other - feeding from the same energy - they all pull at different emotions offering something fresh at each listen, giving the album longevity.
Peaches is the overtly sexual underbelly of pop and
I Feel Cream is progressive but without losing all the elements that make
Peaches such a great artist. With the electro scene constantly expanding,
I Feel Cream is a diamond in the muff.
Track Listing:
1) Serpentine (I Dont Give A
Part 2)
2) Talk To Me
3) Lose You
4) More
5) Billionaire
6) I Feel Cream
7) Trick or Treat
8) Show Stopper
9) Mommy Complex
10) Mud
11) Relax
12) Take You On