Rub (album)

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Rub
Peaches Rub.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre Electropop
Length41:23
Label I 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]

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

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [11]
PopMatters 8/10 [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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

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

Charts

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

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