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The Moldy Peaches were an anti-folk group (or, better, "the" anti-folk group)
based in
New York, centered around Adam Green and Kimya Dawson, and specializing in
topics (sex) and attitudes (sarcasm) that defied the dogmas of folk music.
Their obvious antecedent were the
Beat Happening.
They released The Moldy Peaches (Sanctuary, 2001).
Green launched his solo career with the mediocre bedroom album
Garfield (Rough Trade, 2002), followed by
Friends of Mine (2003), recorded in a real studio and arranged by
Jane Scarpantoni,
Gemstones (2005), a collection of very short pop ditties just like its
predecessor but much more accomplished,
Jacket Full of Danger (2006), an eclectic and nostalgic collection along
the same lines, and
Sixes and Sevens (2008).
Mostly relocating to Seattle,
Kimya Dawson debuted solo with I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean (Rough Trade, 2002), a collection of depressing teenage bedroom pop tunes that make
creative use of the human voice and of cute naive lyrics.
Knock Knock Who (Important, 2004)
and
My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess (Important, 2004) completed her
self-portrait through a broader range of topics and moods.
The musical elements are underscored, content with rehashing the stereotypes of
adult pop for the alternative generation, her sweet sad high register dominates
the slicker Hidden Vagenda (K, 2004), an album underscored by a subtle
sociopolitical theme and occasionally enlivened by surreal arrangements
(I Will Never Forget, Parade).
Dawson scaled back her musical ambitions on Remember That I Love You (K, 2006), returning to the original home-made atmosphere and, indirectly, to the
appeal of her strongest assett: the human touch.
Alphabutt (2011) is a collection of singsongs for children.
Thunder Thighs (2011) is personal without being ponderous and it is
quirky while sticking to simple refrains.
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