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Toronto, Canada (1995 – present)

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, Germany. She plays almost all the instruments for her songs, programs her own electronic beats, and produces her records.

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.”

She refutes accusations of ‘penis envy’, preferring the term ‘hermaphrodite envy’, since “there is so much male and female in us all”. Nevertheless, she does not shy away from identifying herself as a sexual being, although she rejects the sanitised portrayal of women in popular music.

Although she does not hold a teaching degree, she taught at private schools before her career in music.

Fancypants Hoodlum released in 1995 was released under her birth name Merrill Nisker

Members of her band are known as The Herms - JD Samson, Radio Sloan, Samantha Maloney.

2) A swedish kids band formed by Tåve and Isabelle in 2000. Their music is sing-a-long disco/pop tunes. The band is now on hiatus.

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electroclash, electronic, female vocalists, electro, electronica
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1	Fuck the Pain Away	2,073
2	Talk To Me	1,466
3	I Feel Cream	1,107
4	Lose You	1,031
5	Lovertits	983
6	Boys Wanna Be Her	802
7	Mommy Complex	726
8	More	637
9	Mud	630
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dabbnkkyii wrote:
9 hours ago

i'm only double a but i'm thinking tripple x

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mightymightyp wrote:
yesterday evening

the great gig in the sky, ftw!

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lovecat- wrote:
Wednesday evening

i, u, peaches together, come on, baby lets go! :DD [2]

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compulsiveboy wrote:
Wednesday evening

clitcore

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lucascu wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

I wanna be her... so do you

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anakin45 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Peaches – Relax : http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1775 (nouvelle vidéo)

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futuristaa wrote:
8 days ago

she sexy as hell :)

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JAMESisCreepy wrote:
9 days ago

what else is in the teaches of peaches?

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andGridlock wrote:
11 days ago

Check this out  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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PNTRDNL wrote:
13 days ago

i, u, peaches together, come on, baby lets go! :DD

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calicatri wrote:
15 days ago

JOIN MY LOVE http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/SENTIMENTAL+HUMAN+BEINGS+WITH+AWESOME+GENITALIA

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15 days ago

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anigav_namsuna wrote:
16 days ago

sodom and gomorrah, today and tomorra

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F-F-F-Fuhh wrote:
18 days ago

Fuck the pain awayyyyyyy.

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petrolatum wrote:
18 days ago

Lose You and I Feel Cream are two of the sexiest dancefloor tracks.

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petrolatum wrote:
18 days ago

I already loved her but after I Feel Cream and seeing her live last month, she has even more of my adoration.

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EmongFM wrote:
18 days ago

Does anyone happen to know a band, whose sound would be similar to Lose You and I Feel Cream? I adore those songs but haven't found anything too similar.

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Aeterna_ wrote:
20 days ago

"Jesus walked on water. I will walk on you." Her show in Antwerp yesterday was just about perfect.

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liza_draste wrote:
20 days ago

<3

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Jan 14 Peaches Transmission Room, Auckland, New Zealand
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Jan 15 Big Day Out 2010 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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