This Fuckin' Guy
This Fuckin' Guy is a concept EP by avant-garde artist John S. Hall released on March 10, 2015 under the name of his band King Missile IV by Powertool Records.[1] The album has been made when King Missile was touring with American band LoveyDove.[2] Two of their members had joined Hall in the making of the album.[3]
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| Released | March 15, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Victory Way Studios (Burbank, California) | |||
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| Length | 18:50 | |||
| Label | Powertool | |||
| Producer | Dan West | |||
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Concept
The album is a regroupement of poetic texts about the beauty of the world's landscapes narrated by a character known as The Fuckin' Guy. He comments what he sees and how he feels about it while swearing and cursing non-stop. There are barely any lines in the EP without a curse word. The settings are mostly in the New York area.[4]
Blog
The character of The Fuckin' Guy was created by John S. Hall in 2014 in a blogspot account named This Fckin' Blog.[5] It contains other texts on other subjects in the same style. The blog went on hiatus a couple of months after the release of the EP, and resumed shortly after Donald Trump assumed the presidency.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by John S. Hall; all music is composed by Azalia Snail and Dan West.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Closet" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Bike" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Sunset" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Stars" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Moon" | 1:59 |
| 6. | "River" | 3:35 |
Personnel
Adapted from the This Fuckin' Guy liner notes.[6]
King Missile
- John S. Hall – lead vocals
- Azalia Snail – omnichord, percussion, backing vocals
- Dan West – bass guitar, guitar, effects, backing vocals
Production and design
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2015 | Powertool | CD | PT156 |
References
- James, Falling (June 26, 2019). "Music Pick: John S. Hall & Loveydove". LA Weekly. Semanal Media LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- http://kingmissile.com/king-missile/king-missile-4/
- https://powertoolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/king-missile-iv-this-fuckin-guy-2015
- http://flyingout.co.nz/products/king-missile-iv-this-fn-guy-cd
- http://thequestionat.blogspot.ca/
- This Fuckin' Guy (booklet). King Missile. New Lynn, Auckland: Powertool Records. 2015.CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
- Official website
- This Fuckin' Guy at Discogs (list of releases)
- This Fuckin' Guy at Bandcamp