Fuck is an American

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band, formed in

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in 1993. It consists of Timothy Prudhomme, Geoff Soule, Kyle Statham and Theodore Ellison. They have recorded for a number of labels including

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and Homesleep Records of

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History

Fuck was formed in

in 1993. The members met while stuck in a police

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over the weekend, and wrote a few songs while in jail. 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.) They released their second full-length album, ''Pretty...Slow,'' in 1996. It was subsequently released on three different labels. Their third album, ''Baby Loves a Funny Bunny'', was also released in 1996. Thet then signed to Matador Records, who released the albums ''Pardon My French'' in 1997 and ''Conduct'' in 1998. According to Timothy Prudhomme, a Matador marketing director told them that they needed to change the band's name, but they refused. After ''Conduct'', the band left Matador and drifted between labels. In 2001, they released two albums on two different labels: ''Cupid's Cactus,'' on

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's independent label

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; and ''Gold Bricks,'' on Homesleep Records in 2001. ''Those Are Not My Bongos'' was released in 2003 on both Homesleep and

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; the latter rereleased it the U.S. in 2004. The track "Laundry Shop" (''Conduct'') was featured (uncredited) in a 2006 episode of the

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sitcom ''

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''. In November 2008, the band participated with other similarly named bands, including

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and

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in the ''Festival of the Fuck Bands''

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in the village of Fucking, Austria. In 2018, Fuck released ''The Band'', their first LP in 14 years. To date, Fuck has performed over 400 live shows and recorded on nine labels. Prudhomme currently lives in

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and the rest of the band lives in the

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Discography

Albums

*''Fuck'' (

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) – Rhesus – 1994 *'' Pretty...Slow'' (CD) – Rhesus – 1996 *''Baby Loves a Funny Bunny'' (CD) – Rhesus – 1996 *''Pardon My French'' (CD) – Matador – 1997 *''Conduct'' (LP/CD) – Matador – 1998 *''Cupid's Cactus'' (CD) –

– 2001 *''Gold Bricks'' (CD) – Homesleep Records – 2001 *''Those Are Not My Bongos'' (CD) – Homesleep Records – 2003 *''The Band'' (LP/CD) - Vampire Blues - 2018

Singles and EPs

* "MonkeyBeautyShotgun" (7") – Rhesus – 1994 * "LikeyouButterflySomewheres" (7") – Rhesus – 1995 * "Fish or Fry" (7") – Academy of Chess and Checkers – 1996 * "TetherFuckmotel" (7") –

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– 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 No. 4" (CD) – Homesleep Records – 2003

References

External links

Official website

Fuck's appearance
on the

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