Fuck (band)

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Not to be confused with Holy Fuck.

Fuck is an American Indie rock band, formed in Oakland, California in 1993. The band consists of Timothy Prudhomme, Geoff Soule, Kyle Statham, and Theodore Ellison. They have recorded for a number of labels including Matador Records and Homesleep Records of Italy.

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[edit] History

Fuck was formed in Oakland, California in 1993. The members met while stuck in a police holding cell over the weekend, and wrote a few songs while in jail.[1] They released a self-titled cassette called Fuck, and a single, MonkeyBeautyShotgun on their own imprint, Rhesus Records, in 1994. (The songs from the cassette would eventually find their way onto later releases.[2]) They released their second full-length album Pretty...Slow in 1996. The album was ultimately released on three different labels. Their third album, Baby Loves a Funny Bunny, was also released in 1996.

The band then signed to Matador Records, who released the albums Pardon My French in 1997 and Conduct in 1998. According to Timothy Prudhomme, the band were told by a Matador marketing director that they needed to change the name of the band. The refused to give in.[3]

After Conduct, the band left Matador and drifted between labels. In 2001, they released two albums on two different labels: Cupid's Cactus was released on Steve Shelley's independent label, Smells Like Records, and Gold Bricks was released Homesleep in 2001. Those Are Not My Bongos was released in 2003 on both Homesleep and Future Farmer Records; the latter rereleased Gold Bricks in the U.S. in 2004.[4]

To date, Fuck has performed over 400 live shows and recorded on nine different labels. The members of the band currently live on opposite coasts of the US: Prudhomme lives in New York and the rest of the band lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band website reports that a new album was completed in January of 2007, but no label or release date has been announced.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • "MonkeyBeautyShotgun" (7") - Rhesus - 1994
  • "LikeyouButterflySomewheres" (7") - Rhesus - 1995
  • "Fish or Fry" (7") - Academy of Chess and Checkers - 1996
  • "TetherFuckmotel" (7") - Jagjaguwar - 1997
  • "Tocotronic" (7") - Rhesus - 1998
  • "Moxie" (7") - Rhesus - 1998
  • "Yuppie Flu" (7") - Rhesus - 1999
  • "BlindbeautyMadeup" (7") - Speakerphone Recordings - 1999
  • "Mumble And Peg" (7") - Vaccination Records - 1999
  • "Pee" (7") - Cool Beans Records - 2000
  • Homesleep Singles Club #4 (CD) - Homesleep Records - 2003

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fuck interview from Cool Beans, issue 6
  2. ^ Fuck discography from their official website
  3. ^ Sutherland, Sam (2007). “What the Fuck? Curse Word Band Names Challenge the Music Industry". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  4. ^ Pitchfork review of Those Are Not My Bongos

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