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Merrill Nisker (born 1968 in Toronto), better known as Peaches, is an electroclash artist whose songs are mainly focused on sexuality. She lives and works in Berlin. She plays almost all the instruments for her songs, programs her own electronic beats, and produces her records.

Her songs have been featured in movies such as Mean Girls, My Little Eye, Lost in Translation, Waiting, and Jackass: Number Two. Her music has also been featured on Showtime’s The L Word television series. Peaches performed guest vocals on P!nk’s album Try This, on the song “Oh My God”. Her lyrics are discussed as part of the Queer Studies course curriculum at the University Of Toronto, and she has been invited to lecture at the Contemporary Music Academy in Berlin. Her most notorious song, “Fuck The Pain Away”, is also the name of an Electro night in Brighton.

Peaches’ music is preoccupied with gender identity. Her lyrics and live shows self-consciously blur the distinction between male and female: she appears on the cover of her second album Fatherfucker with a full beard; when asked if she had chosen the title for shock value, she commented:

“Why do we call our mothers motherfuckers? Why do we stub our toe and say “Aww motherfucker!”? What is motherfucker? …We use it in our everyday language and it’s such an insanely intense word. I’m not one to shy away from these obscene terms that we actually have in our mainstream. Motherfucker is a very mainstream word. But if we’re going to use motherfucker, why don’t we use fatherfucker? I’m just trying to be even.”

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Ramalama06 wrote:
Wednesday evening

Biatch, be my fag hag <3

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venividivicious wrote:
Wednesday morning

I heard you like kinky shit, that just depends who I'm with...

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myusernameis wrote:
Tuesday evening

she rocked glasto!! glad i went to check her out!! love the new album!!

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Enviouz wrote:
Monday morning

I want her in Australia, though I'd probably be underage D:<

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GOTNOTIME4BS wrote:
Sunday evening

Lose You and Serpentine are my favs on the new album!

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cestlafolie wrote:
Sunday morning

oh fuck, the new cd is so fucking good, im in love <3

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hot_like_lava wrote:
Saturday morning

Boys Wanna Be Her <3

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Le-Varol wrote:
last week

If you got dee inch!!!

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danielle-91 wrote:
last week

Im in love with peaches <3 [2]

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princedelwin wrote:
last month

Amazing at the 9:30!!! <3

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ndewey wrote:
last month

fuck the pain away come to me

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babyinfanthoff wrote:
last month

peaches you're fucking bananas. dc was so grood.

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clemroses wrote:
last month

First off, INCREDIBLE SHOW LAST NIGHT IN DC. Really. Secondly, does anyone know where one can find pictures taken during the show? Like, by the professional photographers? Thanks!

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bluedishes wrote:
last month

just the best =D

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TheWV wrote:
last month

Join There's Always a Song Spinnin' Round in My Head

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TiedToTheBells wrote:
last month

pal3_movi3 wrote: Ok, I thought I'd find mylsef alone with that but, I Feel Cream is her best album yet. Totally topped The Teaches of Peaches. Glad to see I'm not alone." .....I didnt like it at all the first couple of times i listened to it. I had to give it a few listens before I got into it. But now it is my fav. from her

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TiedToTheBells wrote:
last month

theres nothin wrong with a little bit of uh ah. theres nothin wrong with a lot a lotta uh ah

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ithinkx wrote:
last month

Peaches featured on the latest ithinkx Podcast: http://ithinkxblog.blogspot.com/

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tinacochina wrote:
last month

Im so sad i didnt get to see her in Austin. My heart broke into pieces, and then i got smashed. hahah

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Arsen_Bezrukov wrote:
last month

we want her in russia! [2]

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