I found the voice behind the music in Juno. Kimya Dawson. Kimya has five songs featured on the soundtrack, along with the song Anyone Else But You, which I talked about in the Juno post, played by a former band of hers, The Moldy Peaches. The soundtrack also features that song played by Michael Cera and Ellen Page.Kimya played with Adam Green in The Moldy Peaches starting in 2001 and released two albums together. The band went into hiatus after that, but supposedly reunited to play for the Juno premiere.
I'm definitely going to try to get a copy of The Moldy Peaches' second release, The Moldy Peaches, in addition to the Juno soundtrack. I've had the beginning lines of Anyone Else But You stuck in my head all day at work.
"A part-time lover and a full-time friend."
Kimya sings simply and child-like almost, in a sing-speak sort of way. I never would have guessed she is 35 years old. Her lyrics tell quite an interesting story and can be quite surprising if you just listen to the melody. It's somewhat deceptive that way. The cute little tunes disguise the twisted story within.
For example, she sings:
"and kill everybody who's in close proximity to the place I call my home."
Delightfully strange.
Kimya released five solo albums since the break with The Moldy Peaches and recently had a baby, named Panda, with her one-man-band husband Angelo Spencer. She goes on tour every so often, and recently came through Southern California. It always happens that I discover an interesting artist after they've already came and went through my town. What can I do?
I haven't heard too much about what's coming up next for Kimya, but I suppose she'll continue making fun songs and touring occasionally. I heard she recently put together a new solo album, Alphabutt e. pee, which is a collection of self-composed children songs. I haven't seen it for sale online yet, but I think she's been selling it at her shows. Sounds like fun!
