Critics give Impeach My Bush a B-Side Breakdown of 62 (D-), from 9 reviews at outlets we track. Scores run 40 to 80.
The verdict on Impeach My Bush
Most critics weren't won over: 3 of 9 liked it.
| The gist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME via Wikipediaby Tony Naylor | 8/10 | 80 | 2006 | “So, album of the year for that title alone; but just how relevant or revolutionary is Peaches in 2006? Aren’t we all relaxed about sex and sexual politics these days?…” |
| AllMusic via Wikipediaby Heather Phares | 4/5 | 80 | ||
| Entertainment Weekly via Wikipediaby Tom Sinclair | C | 75 | 2006 | |
| Pitchfork via Wikipediaby Nitsuh Abebe | 6.5/10 | 65 | 2006 | “Genitals, body hair, political subversion, and referring to oneself in the self-aggrandizing third person from the Canadian electro-pop postergirl.” |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipediaby Peter Relic | 3/5 | 60 | 2006 | |
| musicOMH via Wikipediaby Claire Simpson | 3/5 | 60 | 2006 | “When every pop ands rock star is jumping on the anti-Bush bandwagon it may come as slight relief that Impeach My Bush has very little to do with George” |
| Slant via Wikipediaby Preston Jones | 2.5/5 | 50 | 2006 | “For the uninitiated, listening to a Peaches album is like being socked in the face with a rubber vagina.” |
| Los Angeles Times via Wikipediaby Eric Ducker | 2/4 | 50 | 2006 | “Peaches "Impeach My Bush" (XL Recordings) * * In 2000, this Canadian electro-punk singer came to the game strapped with a big mouth and a big libido, and she didn't…” |
| Spin via Wikipediaby Julianne Shepherd | 2/5 | 40 | 2006 |
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Impeach My Bush in Peaches's catalog
How these critics usually treat Peaches
- Pitchfork Kinder than usual3 points above the other critics here. Usually 12 points below on Peaches's other albums (3).
- AllMusic Kinder than usual20 points above the other critics here. Usually 9 points above on Peaches's other albums (3).
- Rolling Stone About usual for them3 points below the other critics here. Usually 10 points below on Peaches's other albums (3).
More from Peaches
More Electronic from around 2006
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Approval is the share of critics who scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not how many critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Published is the date on the review itself, read from the outlet’s page, so you can see whether an album’s reputation came at release or years later. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number. Scores marked via Wikipedia are archive ratings, mostly for older albums, taken from the “Professional ratings” box on the album’s Wikipedia page (published openly through Wikidata); each links to the original review when we can find it online, and to that Wikipedia entry when we can’t. When an outlet reviewed an album twice, years apart (often for a reissue), both scores count, each labeled with its year.
A-Side marks the critics’ top tier. An album earns it automatically, from its numbers alone: a Breakdown of 90 or higher, from at least 5 reviews, with at least 75% approval. Nobody hands it out and nobody can buy it; if new reviews pull an album below the line, it loses the badge.
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