Peaches Essentials

Merrill Nisker, a.k.a. Peaches, isn't satisfied unless she's raising your eyebrows while she's making you move. Her hard-edged electro anthems are full-stop celebrations of everything taboo, especially carnal proclivities. Though proudly dirty, her music operates for the purpose of liberation and empowerment, which has won her a wide range of fans and collaborators, from Feist to Christina Aguilera. A performance art provocateur crossed with a club queen, she's one of the few who can make disco feel dangerous.