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Glass Boys, Fucked Up

Fucked Up

June 10th, 2014

Formed:
2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre:
Alternative

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Fucked Up

Biography

While Canadian punk provocateurs F****d Up play aggressive and incendiary music, that's hardly where their desire to stir up trouble begins and ends. The group strays far from the standard template of four-four punk stomp, incorporating extended instrumental workouts, unusual arrangements, and lengthy experimental passages along with the furious guitars and ranting vocals. While F****d Up have paid homage on record to pioneering anarchist movements and creative and political troublemakers of all stripes, they've also flirted with fascist images and obscure mysticism in a bid to puzzle and confront their audiences. And despite their fondness for lengthy musical statements, F****d Up waited until four years into their recording career to record a full-length album. . While Canadian punk provocateurs F****d Up play aggressive and incendiary music, that's hardly where their desire to stir up trouble begins and ends. The group strays far from the standard template of four-four punk stomp, incorporating extended instrumental workouts, unusual arrangements, and lengthy experimental passages along with the furious guitars and ranting vocals. While F****d Up have paid homage on record to pioneering anarchist movements and creative and political troublemakers of all stripes, they've also flirted with fascist images and obscure mysticism in a bid to puzzle and confront their audiences. And despite their fondness for lengthy musical statements, F****d Up waited until four years into their recording career to record a full-length album.

F****d Up formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 2001; the group members (all of whom use pseudonyms) were Pink Eyes (aka Father Damien) on lead vocals, 10,000 Marbles on lead guitar, Concentration Camp on rhythm guitar, Mustard Gas on bass, and Mr. Jo (aka Guinea Beat) on drums. In 2002, the band released its first record, a vinyl 7" called No Parasan distributed by Deranged Records. Over the next four years, F****d Up would release a steady stream of singles, EPs, and cassettes, most notably the infamous Looking for Gold vinyl 12", which featured the epic-length title song (which incorporates massive guitar overdubs, extended drum solos, and a whistled coda); rather than deal with the expense of the EP's elaborate package, the band opted to post the record online rather than go into a third pressing.

F****d Up's purposefully obscure and cryptic lyrical concerns led some music journalists to suggest the band was playing a bit too lightly with fascist ideology, an accusation the group seemed to cite when it featured a photo of a Hitler Youth rally on the sleeve of a split single with Haymaker. (The bandmembers also frequently cited their manager David Eliade as a key lyrical influence, but if he's an actual Malcolm McLaren-style Svengali or a fictional creation in the manner of Randy Fitzsimmons is anyone's guess.)

In 2006, F****d Up released their much-anticipated full-length album, Hidden World, through Jade Tree, a musically ambitious collection that featured 13 songs in 72 minutes, though its release didn't stop their ongoing parade of singles and EPs, eight of which appeared the same year as the album. By 2008, the band had accumulated nearly 40 records to its name, mostly limited vinyl singles, and a third guitarist had been added to the lineup, going by the name of Young Governor. In March, a chaotic performance on a pedestrian bridge at South by Southwest added to the hype for Year of the Pig, which was released in mid-July that year. Just three months later, the band released its first full-length for Matador, The Chemistry of Common Life. The 2011 follow-up, David Comes to Life, was a highly conceptual beast of a double album, nearly 80 minutes in length, ushered in by several accompanying singles and a limited Record Store Day vinyl companion piece titled David's Town. While not as conceptually daring, the band's fourth album, 2014's Glass Boys, found F****d Up continuing to evolve their sprawling sound with an album of personal and self-reflective material.

Top Albums

Glass Boys, Fucked Up
1. Glass Boys
David Comes to Life, Fucked Up
2. David Comes ..
The Chemistry of Common Life, Fucked Up
3. The Chemistr..
Epics In Minutes, Fucked Up
4. Epics In Min..
Hidden World, Fucked Up
5. Hidden World
Year of the Ox - EP, Fucked Up
6. Year of the ..
Couple Tracks - Singles 2002-2009, Fucked Up
7. Couple Track..
Glass Boys (Slow Version), Fucked Up
8. Glass Boys (..
Year of the Rat - EP, Fucked Up
9. Year of the ..
Year of the Tiger, Fucked Up
10. Year of the ..
Year of the Rat - EP, Fucked Up
11. Year of the ..
Police 7" (Vinyl), Fucked Up
12. Police 7&quo..
Neat Parts, Fucked Up
13. Neat Parts
Led By Hand - Single, Fucked Up
14. Led By Hand ..
Year of the Dragon - EP, Fucked Up
15. Year of the ..
Queen of Hearts - Single, Fucked Up
16. Queen of Hea..
Ship of Fools - Single, Fucked Up
17. Ship of Fool..
A Little Death - Single, Fucked Up
18. A Little Dea..
Do They Know It's Christmas? (feat. Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, David Cross, Ezra Koenig, GZA, Kevin Drew, Kyp Malone, Tegan & Sara & Yo La Tengo) - Single, Fucked Up
19. Do They Know..
Year of the Dog - Single, Fucked Up
20. Year of the ..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Glass Boys (Slow Version)Glass Boys (Slow Version)6:11$0.99
2.
Led By Hand (Slow Version)Glass Boys (Slow Version)3:56$0.99
3.
Led By HandLed By Hand - Single3:56$0.99
4.
DisorderYear of the Dragon - EP2:00$1.29
5.
I Wanna Be a YankYear of the Dragon - EP2:33$1.29
6.
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon - EP18:02Album Only
7.
Glass BoysGlass Boys6:17$1.29
8.
Great DivideGlass Boys3:48$1.29
9.
Led By HandGlass Boys3:56$1.29
10.
Paper the HouseGlass Boys3:50$1.29
11.
Warm ChangeGlass Boys5:05$1.29
12.
Art of PatronsGlass Boys3:46$1.29
13.
Sun GlassGlass Boys3:23$1.29
14.
Touch StoneGlass Boys3:18$1.29
15.
Echo BoomerGlass Boys5:06$1.29
16.
Walking On (Crooked) SunshineBrooklynVegan Presents Sun ..3:57$0.99
17.
Into the LightMatador Intended Play 20123:18$0.99
18.
Lights Go UpDavid Comes to Life5:29$0.99
19.
One More NightDavid Comes to Life5:36$0.99
20.
Recursive GirlDavid Comes to Life3:34$0.99
21.
Inside a FrameDavid Comes to Life4:17$0.99
22.
I Was ThereDavid Comes to Life3:18$0.99
23.
Little DeathDavid Comes to Life4:35$0.99
24.
Ship of FoolsDavid Comes to Life4:02$0.99
25.
Life In PaperDavid Comes to Life4:38$0.99

Top Music Videos

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The Other Shoe, Fucked Up
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Inside a Frame, Fucked Up
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