Though they’re best known for their appearance on the soundtrack to the film Juno, the history of The Moldy Peaches dates years before “Anyone Else but You” came to be. The anti-folk duo are offering some eye-opening context to their cult legacy with Origin Story: 1994-1999, an archival set that compiles songs, unreleased demos, live tracks, and poems from their earliest days together. The collection arrives on February 25th, 2022 via ORG Music.
Adam Green and Kimya Dawson formed The Moldy Peaches in New York in the late ’90s, reaching mainstream success when Michael Cera and Elliott Page covered their 2001 track “Anyone Else But You” for Juno in 2007. With the band on hiatus, Origin Story: 1994-1999 is a long-overdue look at their formation and rise in New York City’s DIY scene.
Along with standard black LP, CD, and cassette physical formats, ORG Music is also offering a peach swirl vinyl edition that comes with an exclusive insert featuring art and poetry from Dawson; preorders are now ongoing. Check out the artwork and tracklist to Origin Story: 1994-1999 below.
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Back in 2018, Dawson joined Neko Case on her North American tour, while Green recently contributed to a covers compilation honoring the late Daniel Johnston.
Origin Story: 1994-1999 Artwork:
Origin Story: 1994-1999 Tracklist:
01. Wake Up
02. Moldy Peaches In Da House
03. Lil Bunny Foo Foo
04. Bleeding Heart
05. Flea Circus
06. Times Are Bad
07. On Top (Live at Oasis Bar)
08. Ode to Girls Who Write Odes to Kurt Cobain
09. Ugly Child
10. Shame
11. Punching Bag
12. Candyland
13. I Wish I Was Ben Lee
14. County Fair
15. Stop That Train Today
16. Little Bunny Foo Foo (Live at Sidewalk Café)
17. Put Your Mama in a Headlock
18. The Shoes That He Died In
19. Royal Family
20. We’ll Always Be Us
21. Moon With Rocks
