With Peaches’ new album No Lube So Rude arriving next month, the temptation to call it a comeback seems, well, rude. Sure, it’s her first release in 10 years, but that’s not to say she hasn’t been busy. There have been films, a succession of features on other people’s records as well as her own exhibition Whose Jizz Is This? In Hamburg. There have been anniversary tours as her seismic debut The Teaches of Peaches first reached 20, then 25 last year, and three documentaries about her career. Her influence has also been felt on a whole host of acts – it’s not too crazy to suggest that traces of her DNA are in Charli XCX and Brat for instance – and in a range of turns more open to exploring gender identity and reclaiming the agency of sexualisation.
Peaches’ pop re-emergence is also timely, as there’s been quite the electroclash moment in recent months, with the astounding box set When The 2000s Clashed: Machine Music For A New Millenium reminding us all that 25 years ago was a whole heap of fun, plus retrospectives for Chicks On Speed, a reactivated Scissor Sisters, anniversaries for key albums by Vitalic and Goldfrapp, alongside new material by Ladytron, Felix Da Housecat and even a Tiga album due soon. It’s only right that Peaches gets some due not just for a catalogue of sleazy bangers but also celebrated for being a figurehead of expression and sexual liberty. One of the key teaches of Peaches is that she ultimately wants you to feel comfortable being you.
We sat down with the Canadian potty-mouthed-perver and provocateur in a very noisy Bar Italia to leaf through her 13 favourite albums – the reaches of Peaches, if you will – and noticed that they all seem to link back and connect to explain the whole Peaches sound and aesthetic. From The Stooges to Laurie Anderson via Hole, Donna Summer, Missy Elliott and Pretenders – this is an instantly amazing record collection by any measure.
Peaches releases her new album No Lube So Rude, on 20 February 2026 via Kill Rock Stars.
To begin reading Peaches’ Baker’s Dozen, click ‘First Selection’ below
