Rub (album)
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Rub is the sixth studio album by Canadian electronic musician Peaches. It was released on September 25, 2015 by I U She Music.
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.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY | |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 |
| Mojo | |
| Now | |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10 |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Q | |
| Uncut |
On Metacritic, Rub received a score of 78 out of 100 from 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Fiona Sturges of Uncut described the music on the album as "x-rated electro-pop".
Track listing
All tracks produced by Peaches and Vice Cooler; all tracks written by Peaches and Cooler, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 110 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 187 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 27 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard) | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 38 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 7 |