Peaches, Peaches, Peaches…check out your Chrissy behind now.

On her fifth studio album, I Feel Cream, the Queen of Electrocrap has decided to let her hair down (wayyy down if you’ve seen the video for “Talk To Me”) and invited some super cool collaborators into the creamery. Among them? A slew of the most exciting movers and shakers of alt-electronica, including Soulwax, Digitalism, Drums of Death, and most extensively, Simian Mobile Disco‘s James Ford. As a result, most of the album offers a wealth of complex electro-encrusted gems never before encountered by the likes of Peaches. Don’t worry, though–she’s got this.

As with all of Peaches back catalog, the album is mostly lined with skittish, electro-stung up-tempos, including the sugary-sweet bounce of “Trick Or Treat,” the noisy build-up of “More,” and the faithfully minimal opener “Serpentine” (2009′s contemplative response piece to 2003′s “I Don’t Give A…”). Then there’s the self-described “electro-soul” first single, “Talk To Me,” which features a strut-fest of swagger that simply begs to be delivered live on her upcoming tour.

“Never mind my age, it’s like I’m breaking out of a cage,” she moans in the middle of the foot-stomping chaos of “Show Stopper.” While the album is rife with allusions to Ms. Nisker’s age (having just turned forty in November), Peaches keeps her Teaches as sexified as ever, urging her listeners to suck that fat and lick her crow’s feet. “Almost as old school as me…I’m gonna send you back to school,” she taunts atop the series of grinding, industrial synths in “Mommy Complex.” Did I forget to mention Peaches was an elementary teacher once? Too real.

But perhaps the greatest surprise hidden within Cream are the numerous mid-tempos including “Lose You,” the best song Annie never recorded. “I Feel Cream” is another stunning highlight, a gritty, winding re-interpretation of Donna Summer‘s signature “I Feel Love” suited with one of the slickest bridges (about two and a half minutes in) that I’ve heard in a long time: “Let’s get suspect, let’s get ripped, every little defect gets respect” she coos across a high-wire of jagged synths.

It’s only with the plodding “Billionaire” that the artist seems to get a bit too mired in the super-slick production from her buddies, sounding more like a Peaches song slowly deflating atop uneven electro slaps.

Though the album’s production value is at an all time maximum, the Queen of Nazzty holds her own against the torrent of hard synths and buckets of drippy electronica. While I’ll always know Peaches best for her most minimal of work, it’s nice to see that she’s expanded her repertoire with Cream. It’s not the greatest album she’s ever done, but unlike some of the other reigning Queens of the music industry (including, I dare say, Pop), the songstress keeps it legitimate with this undeniably Peaches affair.

Click below to hear more from Peaches and pre-order her new album, I Feel Cream!

Hol-uh-day-ee! Cel-uh-bray-eete! Today is my birthday!

Rejoice bitches, because it’s a celebration. And nothing could have started my day off better than a personalized birthday wish e-mail from none other than the ladies of The Aloud.

Alright, so it doesn’t appear to have been written especially for me.

LAY OFF.

In the meantime, enjoy my mishmash of random findings within my inbox! I’ve not listened to most of it (excluding the first!), but I guarantee a majority of it is probably quite nice. Additionally, the last download is a mixtape from the ever reliable Club Clique, this time a celebration of all things ’08. Click “Read More…” for the full tracklisting below!

intro
yuksek – tonight
chromeo – fancy footwork (death to the throne remix)
britney spears – womanizer (tommie sunshine re-rub)
bucketheads – the bomb (burns remix)
mr. oizo ft. carmen castro – two takes it
cut copy – lights & music (boys noize happy birthday remix)
black kids – i’m not gonna teach your boyfriend… (twelves remix)
rex the dog – bubblicious (rex the dog disco 12”)
kidda – under the sun (herve remix)
mia – boyz (twelves remix)
diplo & rye rye – wassup wassup (ddpesh remix)
ladyhawke – my delirium (jbag hot pop remix)
farley jackmaster funk – love can’t turn around (lifelike remix)
late of the pier – bathroom gurgle (artwork remix)
metronomy – heartbreaker (kris menace remix)
kylie minogue – in my arms (instrumental)
florence & the machine – dog days are over

DL: R̦yksopp РHappy Birthday (Mediafire)
DL: VLRNA – Human Meat (Mediafire)
DL: R00K – Eat (Mediafire)
DL: Viva City vs Don Diablo – Audio Endlessly (Extended Mix) (Mediafire)
DL: Digitalism – Taken Away (LAZRtag remix) (Mediafire)
DL: MSTRKRFT – Bounce (NONEWYORK Bassline Remix) (Mediafire)
DL: Katy Perry – Hot n Cold (Justin Faust Remix) (Mediafire)
DL: Club Clique – End of Year Mix
(Mediafire)

It’s no secret that I’m no big fan of try-too-hard Katy Perry. Frankly, I can’t stand the bitch! Admittedly however, there are a few single mixes that manage to slip by and gain my approval. This here happens to be one of them.

The Starsmith mix of Perry’s summer success, “I Kissed A Girl,” packs a heavy punch of frantic glam into the otherwise pop-rocky affair. Just listen to the opening moments, as Perry is reduced to a silly, stuttering 8-Bit rendered fool. Now that’s something I can sink my teeth into. Enjoy!

DL: Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl (Starsmith Remix) (Mediafire)

Be sure to check out Starsmith’s MySpace to hear other mixes, with artists such as Digitalism and Frankmusik!

Well, well, well…We’ve just passed the 100,000 mark for visitors!

To celebrate, exclamation marks and drastically extravagant fanfare!

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Hurrah!

To celebrate, a random electro-fied remix found within my inbox! Enjoy everybody, and once again…Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us (ME!) at MuuMuse!

DL: Digitalism – Taken Away (Disco Trash Music Remix) (Mediafire)