Fuck (band)

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Name = Fuck


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Origin = Oakland, California
Genre = Indie rock
Lo-fi
Noise pop
Years_active = 1993–present
Label = Several labels in past, including Matador Records. Current label unknown
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Current_members = Timothy Prudhomme
Geoff Soule
Kyle Statham
Theodore Ellison
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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 [http://www.homesleepmusic.com/ Homesleep Records] of Italy.

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. [ [http://coolbeans.com/cb6/fuck.htm Fuck interview from Cool Beans, issue 6] ] 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. [ [http://www.fuck.addr.com/fuck/discography.html Fuck discography from their official website] ] ) 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. They refused to give in.cite web | author= Sutherland, Sam | title= "What the Fuck? Curse Word Band Names Challenge the Music Industry"| url= http://exclaim.ca/articles/research.aspx?csid1=116| work = Exclaim! Magazine | year=2007| accessdate=2007-10-31]

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 on Homesleep Records 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. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17895-those-are-not-my-bongos Pitchfork review of "Those Are Not My Bongos] ]

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 2007, but no label or release date has been announced.

Discography

Albums

*"Fuck" (cassette) - Rhesus - 1994
*"Pretty...Slow" (CD) - Rhesus - 1996
*"Baby Loves a Funny Bunny" (CD) - Rhesus - 1996
*"Pardon My French" (CD) - Matador - 1997
*"Conduct" (CD) - Matador - 1998
*"Cupid's Cactus" (CD) - Smells Like Records - 2001
*"Gold Bricks" (CD) - Homesleep Records - 2001
*"Those Are Not My Bongos" (CD) - Homesleep Records - 2003

=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") - [http://coolbeans.com Cool Beans Records] - 2000
* "Homesleep Singles Club #4" (CD) - Homesleep Records - 2003

References

External links

* [http://www.fuck.addr.com/fuck/ Official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1990s/1998/Aug11fk/ Fuck's appearance on the John Peel Radio Hour]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fuck22no Unofficial MySpace page]