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'''Spike Fuck''' (sometimes stylised as SPIKE FCUK & SPIKE F*CK) is an artist and musician from [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref name=dazed/>
'''Spike Fuck''' (sometimes stylised as SPIKE FCUK & SPIKE F*CK) is an artist and musician from [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref name=dazed/>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Spike Fuck grew up in [[Melbourne]], Australia. She used [[heroin]] and other drugs for several years and was subsequently dependent on [[methadone]] for more than three years.<ref name=vice>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/mvb3va/meet-spike-fuck-cult-heroine|title=Meet Spike Fuck: Cult Heroine|date=24 October 2016|accessdate=April 17, 2020|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|first=Issy|last=Beech}}</ref> She began performing under the Spike Fuck moniker in 2015.<ref name=dazed>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33725/1/spike-fuck-rick-owens-favourite-gender-identity-love-addiction|title=Meet Spike Fuck, Rick Owens’ new favourite musician|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[Dazed]]|first=Emma Hope|last=Allwood}}</ref>
Growing up in [[Melbourne]], Australia, she began performing as Spike Fuck in 2015.<ref name=dazed>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33725/1/spike-fuck-rick-owens-favourite-gender-identity-love-addiction|title=Meet Spike Fuck, Rick Owens' new favourite musician|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[Dazed]]|first=Emma Hope|last=Allwood}}</ref>


Her work draws primarily from her experience as a recovering [[heroin addict]], her struggle with [[gender dysphoria]]<ref name="dazed" />, and her faith as a [[Catholicism|Catholic]].<ref name="vice" /> She describes her music as "smackwave", drawing on the slang term for heroin and referring to a style influenced by [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[post-punk]], as well as [[country music]].<ref name=face/><ref name=dazed/> She has cited [[Roky Erickson]] and [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] as influences.<ref name=lq>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/spike-fuck-beyond-the-clickbait-the-hard-drugs-and-the-karaoke/|title=Spike Fuck – Beyond the clickbait, the hard drugs and the karaoke|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[Loud and Quiet]]|first=Megan|last=Wallace}}</ref>
Her work draws primarily from her experience as a recovering [[heroin addict|addict]] and her struggle with [[gender dysphoria]].<ref name="dazed" /> She describes her musical style as "smackwave": a genre combining elements of [[New wave music|new wave]], [[post-punk]] and [[country music]].<ref name=face/><ref name=dazed/> She cites [[Roky Erickson]] and [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] as important influences.<ref name=lq>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/spike-fuck-beyond-the-clickbait-the-hard-drugs-and-the-karaoke/|title=Spike Fuck – Beyond the clickbait, the hard drugs and the karaoke|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[Loud and Quiet]]|first=Megan|last=Wallace}}</ref>


In 2019 she signed to [[Partisan Records]].<ref name=bestfit>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/spike-fuck-body-by-crystal|title=Spike Fuck explores addiction and infatuation with unflinching honesty on 'Body By Crystal'|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|first=Mike|last=Olinger}}</ref> As of 2019, she was preparing to move to [[London]] and had begun work on her debut full-length album; tentatively titled ''BellaDonna DeathTrip''<ref name=face/>
In 2019, she signed to [[Partisan Records]]<ref name=bestfit>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/spike-fuck-body-by-crystal|title=Spike Fuck explores addiction and infatuation with unflinching honesty on 'Body By Crystal'|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|first=Mike|last=Olinger}}</ref> and announced her plan to begin work on her first full-length release, ''BellaDonna DeathTrip''<ref name=face/>


==Work==
==Work==
Spike Fuck's debut [[extended play|EP]], ''The Smackwave EP'', was released in 2016.<ref name=face>{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/music/spike-fuck-interview|title=Spike Fuck: Burnt out on love|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|first=Zac|last=Bayly}}</ref> The EP was re-released in 2019.<ref name=face/> She has described it as an impersonation of a washed-up middle aged rock star attempting a comeback in the 1960s or 1970s.<ref name=vice/>
Spike Fuck's debut [[extended play|EP]], ''The Smackwave EP'', was released in 2016.<ref name=face>{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/music/spike-fuck-interview|title=Spike Fuck: Burnt out on love|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=17 April 2020|work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|first=Zac|last=Bayly}}</ref> The EP was re-released in 2019.<ref name=face/> She has described it as an impersonation of a washed-up middle aged rock star attempting a comeback in the 1960s or 1970s.<ref name="vice">{{cite web |last=Beech |first=Issy |date=24 October 2016 |title=Meet Spike Fuck: Cult Heroine |url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/mvb3va/meet-spike-fuck-cult-heroine |accessdate=April 17, 2020 |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref>


In 2019 she released the single "Body by Crystal", which draws on experiences of a [[mental breakdown]], and which she described as being characterised by an "[[overproduction (music)|over-produced]] [[pop-punk]] sound, like ''[[End of the Century]]''-era [[Ramones]]".<ref name=face/> In the music video she visits the [[Abbey of Thelema]], the "anti-monastery" founded by [[Aleister Crowley]] and [[Leah Hirsig]] in [[Sicily]] in 1920.<ref name=face/><ref name=bestfit/>
In 2019, she released the single "Body by Crystal"; describing the song as an "[[overproduction (music)|over-produced]] [[pop-punk]] sound, like ''[[End of the Century]]''-era [[Ramones]]".<ref name=face/>


In mid-2017, Spike unexpectedly took a hard turn towards a [[Country music|country]] sound, with the [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]-soaked "Suicide Party (Greatest Hits)".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Noisey |title=Spike Fuck’s Video Explores The Trappings of Fame and Drug Induced Psychosis |url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/8x4bgv/spike-fucks-video-explores-the-trappings-of-fame-and-drug-induced-psychosis |website=Noisey |publisher=Vice Magazine |accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> The track featured [[Graham Lee (musician)|Graham "Evil" Lee]]; the pedal-steel guitar player from the 1980s Australian band, [[The Triffids]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Writer |first1=Staff |title=Spike Fuck Shares Self-Directed Video For New Song 'Greatest Hits (Suicide Party 1971)' |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/12659/Spike-Fuck-Shares-Self-Directed-Video-For-New-Song-Greatest-Hits-Suicide-Party-1971.utr |website=Under the Radar |accessdate=25 October 2020}}</ref> In August 2020, following on from this foray into country music, Spike released the track "Kind Hearts"; a duet with local Melbourne band, The Slingers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Shaad |title=Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now |url=https://www.papermag.com/sound-off-michael-brun-2647051804.html?rebelltitem=17#rebelltitem17 |website=Paper Magazine |accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>
In mid-2017, Spike released a [[Country music|country]] music single named "Suicide Party (Greatest Hits)".<ref>{{cite web |author=Noisey Staff |title=Spike Fuck's Video Explores The Trappings of Fame and Drug Induced Psychosis |url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/8x4bgv/spike-fucks-video-explores-the-trappings-of-fame-and-drug-induced-psychosis |website=Noisey |date=22 May 2017 |publisher=Vice Magazine |accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> The track featured [[Graham Lee (musician)|Graham "Evil" Lee]] of [[The Triffids]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Spike Fuck Shares Self-Directed Video For New Song 'Greatest Hits (Suicide Party 1971)' |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/12659/Spike-Fuck-Shares-Self-Directed-Video-For-New-Song-Greatest-Hits-Suicide-Party-1971.utr |website=Under the Radar |accessdate=25 October 2020}}</ref> In August 2020, Spike then released "Kind Hearts"; a duet with Melbourne band The Slingers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Shaad |title=Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now |url=https://www.papermag.com/sound-off-michael-brun-2647051804.html?rebelltitem=17#rebelltitem17 |website=Paper Magazine |date=21 August 2020 |accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 20 November 2024

Spike Fuck (sometimes stylised as SPIKE FCUK & SPIKE F*CK) is an artist and musician from Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Overview

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Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, she began performing as Spike Fuck in 2015.[1]

Her work draws primarily from her experience as a recovering addict and her struggle with gender dysphoria.[1] She describes her musical style as "smackwave": a genre combining elements of new wave, post-punk and country music.[2][1] She cites Roky Erickson and Scott Walker as important influences.[3]

In 2019, she signed to Partisan Records[4] and announced her plan to begin work on her first full-length release, BellaDonna DeathTrip[2]

Work

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Spike Fuck's debut EP, The Smackwave EP, was released in 2016.[2] The EP was re-released in 2019.[2] She has described it as an impersonation of a washed-up middle aged rock star attempting a comeback in the 1960s or 1970s.[5]

In 2019, she released the single "Body by Crystal"; describing the song as an "over-produced pop-punk sound, like End of the Century-era Ramones".[2]

In mid-2017, Spike released a country music single named "Suicide Party (Greatest Hits)".[6] The track featured Graham "Evil" Lee of The Triffids.[7] In August 2020, Spike then released "Kind Hearts"; a duet with Melbourne band The Slingers.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Allwood, Emma Hope (16 November 2016). "Meet Spike Fuck, Rick Owens' new favourite musician". Dazed. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bayly, Zac (9 July 2019). "Spike Fuck: Burnt out on love". The Face. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Wallace, Megan (19 November 2019). "Spike Fuck – Beyond the clickbait, the hard drugs and the karaoke". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Olinger, Mike (9 July 2019). "Spike Fuck explores addiction and infatuation with unflinching honesty on 'Body By Crystal'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Beech, Issy (24 October 2016). "Meet Spike Fuck: Cult Heroine". Vice. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ Noisey Staff (22 May 2017). "Spike Fuck's Video Explores The Trappings of Fame and Drug Induced Psychosis". Noisey. Vice Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ Staff Writer. "Spike Fuck Shares Self-Directed Video For New Song 'Greatest Hits (Suicide Party 1971)'". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (21 August 2020). "Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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