Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Electronica, electronic rock, electro-industrial, noise rock, math rock |
Years active | 2004 | –present
Labels | |
Members | Brian Borcherdt Graham Walsh Matt "Punchy" McQuaid Matt Schulz |
Past members | Kevin Lynn Mike Bigelow Glenn Milchem Loel Campbell Brad Kilpatrick |
Website | holyfuckmusic |
Holy Fuck is a Canadian
The band uses live instrumentation and miscellaneous instruments and non-instruments (including a 35 mm
History
Since their formation in 2004, Holy Fuck have performed at
Their music can also be frequently heard in the 4th and 5th seasons of the Canadian comedy television series Kenny vs. Spenny.
On August 30, 2009, Holy Fuck played the Virgin Mobile FreeFest dance stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland.
Before Holy Fuck, Borcherdt was a member of the band By Divine Right, Burnt Black and Cafe' Selectronique with Doug Barron (Hal Harbour) and Phollop Willing PA.[4]
Their debut album, Holy Fuck, recorded with Laurence Currie and Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle), was named one of the Montreal Mirror's top ten albums of 2005.
Holy Fuck have toured the United States with Wolf Parade, Super Furry Animals, Enon, !!!, Mouse on Mars, Cornelius, and Do Make Say Think. They went on a European tour with Buck 65 in early 2006.
In January 2006, they were named one of ten finalists for the $3,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the CBC, which is part of Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards held in March.[5]
The band released their second album, entitled
In 2008 Holy Fuck added a remix of "Nude" by Radiohead to Radiohead's remix website, where Internet users could vote for the best remix. Holy Fuck's remix had the top spot for a time.
They also toured venues in North America with
In August 2008, the
Brian Borcherdt took time away from the band to support his next solo album, Coyotes, which was released on October 7, 2008.[9]
The track 'They're Going to Take My Thumbs" appears in the first episode of Season 2 of Breaking Bad. "Royal Gregory" was used in the 2008 video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles as well as in the official trailer for the game. The song "Lovely Allen" can be heard in a Dodge Chrysler Jeep commercial[10] and in the Season 2 episode "eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd" of the series Mr. Robot.
In 2009 Holy Fuck took part in an interactive documentary series called
Holy Fuck's third full-length studio album,
The band's fourth full-length studio album, Congrats, was released on May 27, 2016 on Innovative Leisure and Last Gang Records.[14]
Borcherdt & Walsh have also done production, writing and extra instrumentation on the album Siberia by Canadian singer Lights.
Graham Walsh has produced and recorded albums for such Canadian bands as
.The band's fifth album, Deleter, was released on January 17, 2020, on Last Gang Records. The band released a video for the new single "Luxe" featuring Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor.[15]
In 2021, the band received some mainstream attention after their song "Tom Tom" was used in episode 2 of the Amazon Prime series Invincible, based on the Image Comics series of the same name.
Band members
Current
- Brian Borcherdt – keyboards, effects
- Graham Walsh – keyboards, effects
- Matt "Punchy" McQuaid – bass
- Matt Schulz – drums
Former
- Kevin Lynn– bass
- Mike Bigelow – bass
- Loel Campbell – drums
- Glenn Milchem– drums
- Brad Kilpatrick – drums
Discography
Albums
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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BEL (Vl) [16] |
GRE [17] |
UK [18] |
UK Indie [19] |
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Holy Fuck | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
LP | 2007 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 22 | — |
Latin | 2010 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 171 | 18 | 14 | 40 |
Congrats | 2016 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Deleter | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EPs and singles
- Holy Fuck EPCD and 7" vinyl (2007)
- 12" split vinyl with Celebration (2007)
- Lovely Allen 7" and 12" vinyl (2008)
- 12" split vinyl with Foals (2008)
- + Ghost (2010)
- Bird Brains (2017)
- Luxe (2019)
- Free Gloss (2019)
- Deleters (2020)
References
- ^ Hakimzadeh, Dara. "Holy Fuck Interview" Archived 2006-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Truth Explosion Magazine, March 12, 2006.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Holy Fuck So Good" Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly, April 12, 2006.
- Pitchfork Media, January 13, 2006.
- ^ "Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto - Feature Interview - HOLY FUCK - October 16/07". Soundscapesmusic.com. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Chart, January 19, 2006.
- ^ PM defends Tory track record on arts Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today, David Akin and Juliet O'Neill, Ottawa Citizen, August 27, 2008. Republished on the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting website.
- ^ Don't blame us for Tory arts cuts says Toronto band, CBC News; published August 12, 2008; retrieved April 6, 2016
- ^ "The Lumičre Reader ť Arts » A Holy Fuck Interview". Lumiere.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Brian Borcherdt Steps Away From Holy Fuck For New Solo Album Thiessen, Brock, "Exclaim!", September 25, 2008.
- ^ "Holy Fuck Help Chrysler Build A New Car Company". Stereogum. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Watch Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck) at Sneaky Dee's Video | City Sonic Films | Toronto Music Mobile Video". Citysonic.tv. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Billboard.com
- ^ "Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Battles/Caribou/Les Savy Fav - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Holy Fuck". Holyholyfuckfuck.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (October 2, 2019). "Holy Fuck Announce New Album 'Deleter'". Exclaim! Media Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Discografie Holy Fuck" (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ MegaCharts. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: H & Claire – Hysterix". zobbel.de. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ Various sources for UK Independent Albums Charts peaks:
- LP: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. October 28 – November 3, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- Holy Fuck: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. May 16–22, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Holy Fuck Chart History: Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Holy Fuck Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.