Spike F*ck returns from the shadows with Sacred Bones debut ‘evidence’

For a decade, Spike F*ck has been less an artist and more a rumour that refuses to die — sporadic bursts of brilliance, whispers of collapse, and a cult EP (Smackwave, out on Partisan) that outlets couldn’t even print the title of. Then, right as the industry started circling, he vanished. No explanation. Just gone, leaving behind bootleg uploads, YouTube comment-section mythology, and a fandom that only grew more devoted the less it had to hold onto.

He’s back now. And he’s not interested in explaining where he went.

Enter ‘evidence’

Spike F*ck has signed to Sacred Bones Records and announced his long-gestating debut album, ‘evidence’, arriving October 2. This isn’t a tell-all. It’s not a redemption arc, a relapse narrative, or a tidy resolution to years of “is he dead, alive, or just done.” It’s proof of presence — a record built to be felt in the body, not decoded.

Written and tracked in just three months with producer Adam Hyde (Keli Holiday), ‘evidence’ trades the old obsession with identity — man or woman, addict or ascetic, trickster or rockstar — for something blunter: existing, in real time, without the commentary track.

“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.”

Reference points include Pere Ubu, New York Dolls, The Temptations, and Bettye Swan — filtered through the unsettling energy of a certain banned 1970s manual. Make of that what you will.

The First Cut: ALL BY MYSELF

Lead single ALL BY MYSELF fuses new wave, glam, and soul into something that sounds like joy until you look closer — a vocal performance sliding between blasé, vulnerable, and manic, wrapped in production that’s almost doo-wop sweet.

“As society has abandoned mythologies, we must create our own… 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.”

Watch ALL BY MYSELF below.

“This video, along with the entire record, is a series of clues, a collection of pieces of evidence… Hopefully this video raises more questions than it answers.”

‘evidence’ track list

1. CAN’T GET IT UP
2. HAD YOUR WAY
3. SWEET RELEASE
4. BORED TO DEATH
5. ALL BY MYSELF
6. GETTING SOBER
7. BLUE LIGHT
8. HATE ME

Pre-order / pre-save ‘evidence‘

Live Dates

October
02 — Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art Factory
03 — Brisbane, AU @ Crowbar
04 — Wollongong, AU @ Yours & Owls Festival
09 — Perth, AU @ Wyola Club
10 — Adelaide, AU @ Jive
18 — Melbourne, AU @ Thornbury Theatre
23 — Rotterdam, NL @ Left of the Dial
24 — Rotterdam, NL @ Left of the Dial
27 — Bruges, BE @ Cactus Club
29 — Bristol, UK @ The Croft
30 — Sheffield, UK @ Hallamshire Hotel
31 — Newcastle, UK @ Zerox

November
01 — Glasgow, UK @ The Hug & Pint
03 — Manchester, UK @ The Abbey
04 — Leeds, UK @ Oporto
06 — London, UK @ The Dome
07 — Athens, GR @ Illion Plus
08 — Thessaloniki, GR @ Eightball Club
10 — Skopje, MK @ Cafe Kotur
11 — Zagreb, HR @ Molotow Industrial Bar
12 — Munich, DE @ Mills
15 — Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
16 — Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Top Ten Bar
17 — Krakow, PL @ Klub RE
18 — Ostrava, CZ @ Barrak Club
20 — Bologna, IT @ Freakout Club
24 — Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
27 — Paris, FR @ Le Hasard Ludique
29 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (Upstairs)

Links

Spike F*ck – YouTube – Instagram – TikTok