Peaches: We need lube to smooth out the friction of the world'

"I've been very busy touring, working with dance troupes, performance art, sculptures, playing the lead role in a production of Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins in Stuttgart, and on and on. Then, finally, I started on new music. The you in the single are people who feel they have the right to have autonomy over other people's bodies and make it unsafe for people to be who they want to be. I'm especially talking about queer and mostly trans rights."

"I'm working with Charlie Le Mindu, who is transforming them into weird new creations. In the video for Not in Your Mouth, I'm wearing my sister's leather jacket. It's just been the fifth anniversary of her passing, and I wanted to keep something of her, so I kept her leather jacket that she wore the crap out of since the 90s. So, in a way, she'll be in the show."

"Your album titles The Teaches of Peaches, Impeach My Bush and now the forthcoming No Lube So Rude are like rallying cries wrapped in provocation. The title is always the last thing to come, once I have the big picture. No Lube So Rude is the name of one of the songs, which is about how we can help the friction of the world. We need to smooth it around a little because we have so much irritation and dryness."

Extensive touring, collaborations with dance troupes, performance art, sculptural work, and a lead role in Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins in Stuttgart occupied the artist for over a decade, delaying new album work. The comeback single targets people who claim authority over others' bodies and seeks to empower queer and trans communities through a chant-like mantra. Tour costume concepts emphasize sustainability by repurposing Berlin opera costumes, with designer Charlie Le Mindu transforming them. A personal tribute appears in the video through the artist's late sister's well-worn leather jacket. The album title emerged last and addresses easing societal friction.

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