Spike Fuck Explained

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

Overview

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. She describes her musical style as "smackwave": a genre combining elements of new wave, post-punk and country music.[1] She cites Roky Erickson and Scott Walker as important influences.[2]

In 2019, she signed to Partisan Records[3] and announced her plan to begin work on her first full-length release, BellaDonna DeathTrip

Work

Spike Fuck's debut EP, The Smackwave EP, was released in 2016.[4] The EP was re-released in 2019.[4] 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".[4]

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]

Notes and References

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