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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> |
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> |
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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/> |
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/> |
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==Work== |
==Work== |
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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> |
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> |
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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 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/> |
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In mid-2017, Spike released a [[Country music|country]] music single named "Suicide Party (Greatest Hits)".<ref>{{cite web | |
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> |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d Allwood, Emma Hope (16 November 2016). "Meet Spike Fuck, Rick Owens' new favourite musician". Dazed. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Bayly, Zac (9 July 2019). "Spike Fuck: Burnt out on love". The Face. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Wallace, Megan (19 November 2019). "Spike Fuck – Beyond the clickbait, the hard drugs and the karaoke". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beech, Issy (24 October 2016). "Meet Spike Fuck: Cult Heroine". Vice. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Spike Fuck Shares Self-Directed Video For New Song 'Greatest Hits (Suicide Party 1971)'". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad (21 August 2020). "Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
Categories:
- Living people
- Musicians from Melbourne
- Australian women singer-songwriters
- Australian transgender women
- Australian transgender musicians
- Australian LGBTQ singers
- Australian LGBTQ songwriters
- Transgender songwriters
- LGBTQ people from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century Australian women singers
- 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people
- Transgender women singers