Jemina Pearl & Iggy Pop
At first, I thought this might grate. But I had that same feeling about Be Your Own Pet, and they definitely grew on me (though they were still a little too Le Tigre meets Beth Ditto to listen to an entire album’s worth). This has, however, grown on me much faster. Like, instantly. Just listen to the entire song once through, and I’m pretty sure you’ll be addicted. She capitalizes on that old musical tradition of contradiction – singing something kind of awful in such a sweet way that no one notices. ‘Oh I, I hate people/But I, I like you/Oh I, I hate people/And you, you do too’. And I’m starting to believe Iggy is better off being a guest on other folk’s music instead of creating his own (if that last Stooges record is anything to go by).
Jemina Pearl’s first solo album, Break It Up, is out October 6th.
Jemina Pearl feat Iggy Pop – I Hate People
TOUR DATES:
9.19 Pianos, Manhattan NY
10.7 The Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
10.9 The Summit, Columbus OH
10.10 Exit/In, Nashville TN
10.12 Southgate House, Newport KY
10.13 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland OH
10.14 Majestic Café, Detroit MI
10.15 Subterranean, Chicago IL
10.18 The Palace Lounge, Missoula MT
10.19 Chop Suey, Seattle WA
10.20 Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC
10.21 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland OR
10.22 UC Davis – The Odd Fellows Lodge, Davis CA
10.23 Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco CA
10.25 Rhythm Room, Phoenix AZ
10.27 Mohawk, Austin TX
10.28 Rubber Gloves, Denton TX
10.29 Hi Tone Café, Menphis TN
10.30 Bottletree Café, Birmingham AL
10.31 Lenny’s Bar, Atlanta GA
11.1 Duke Coffee House, Durham NC
11.2 G-Spot, Baltimore MD
11.3 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
11.4 Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge MA
11.5 Bowery Ballroom, Manhattan NY
Tags: be your own pet, iggy pop, jemina pearl
