"I want this record to cut like a sharp knife": Spike F*ck reveals plans for debut album, evidence

evidence arrives a decade after Spike Fuck released his cult classic debut EP, The Smackwave, his first solo release following the end of his psych-rock band Bad Blood. This was followed by a period of success at warehouse parties, performances on trams in Melbourne, and a stint in the high fashion world before he eventually disappeared out of the limelight.

"All By Myself” is a return for Spike Fuck, introducing the album with a fusion of new wave, glam and soul as he raises questions of whether joy is found in pride through solitude or loneliness. “If someone asks: what does it mean? We’ve done the job," he says of the track and accompanying video. "As society has abandoned mythologies, we must create our own… that sounds trite and I’m not quite sure how to defend that statement really. We’re not existentialists. In any case, we also live in a completely schizophrenic society in this sense, so the idea to create a story of a war hero/criminal undergoing an absurdist spiritual transformation seemed almost obligatory. Purgatorial musings, heaven and hell, redemption, fantasy, a mushroom that talks so on and so forth."

"People understand truth through analogy, moreover, parables," he adds. "We sought to create something about redemption, forgiveness, faith, hope and charity that is available to whomever seeks it. I may not be the most reliable narrator, I admit that freely, yet the fantasy of it all is healthy. So is a dose of whimsy or even a small dash of grand delusion.

evidence was written and recorded in three months alongside producer Adam Hyde (Keli Holiday). Drawing inspiration from Pere Ubu, New York Dolls, The Temptations, Bettye Swan, and the 1971 Anarchist Cookbook, the album is described as a “brazen proof of life statement”. As Spike Fuck explains: “This record is carnal and confident. I wanted to approach songwriting in the same way a director shooting a slasher film does. Get to the point and make people feel it all. I want this record to cut like a sharp knife.”

evidence artwork

evidence tracklist

"CAN’T GET IT UP"
"HAD YOUR WAY"
"SWEET RELEASE"
"BORED TO DEATH"
"ALL BY MYSELF"
"GETTING SOBER"
"BLUE LIGHT"
"HATE ME"