Photo credit: Colin Medley (click for high res)
In 2008, all five members of Fucked Up stood in the same studio collectively for the last time, to do the same thing - record their hit album 'The Chemistry of Common Life.' A year later, they all stood in the same place for 12 hours doing the same thing again - playing that music in a retrofitted clothing store on the Bowery (the infamous “12 Hour Show”). What's more impressive than doing something for 12 hours straight? Let me tell you:
In 2024 you have a chance to witness the impossible again - those same 5 people standing in the same room at the same time, doing what they do - writing, recording, fucking around, arguing, taking naps, drinking, doing drugs, trying to leave, arguing with commenters on the internet, singing, writing lyrics, making cover art - all live-streamed to your phone or computer. However this time the stakes are doubled - these unhinged time bandits will sit and stand in that room for 24 hour straight, or until one of the following happens: they have written the entire 'Year of the Monkey' trilogy; someone gets pissed off and leaves; someone passes out, or they decide to wait another 16 years to do this at the same time again. The only way to find out what happens is to tune in.
Fucked Up has long eschewed the ‘live off the floor’ approach of recording music in favour of recording their parts in the safety of their own homes, or in Jonahs case, his own continent (somewhere in Europe or UK), free from the harsh creative judgement of everyone else (Mike) and at their own paces. In recent years this approach has been pushed to extremes, as 2023’s 'One Day' and the upcoming 'Another Day' (released next week!) saw all five members sequestered not only to their own studios to record, but within the strict temporal framework of 24 hours of work.
From 1pm August 6th to 1pm August 7th, Fucked Up will carry that spirit with them, joined by a crack camera crew and a procession of engineers and food couriers, to see what they can collectively come up with inside a true day - and this time the harsh judge is YOU. DMs open.
Watch the live stream: www.youtube.com/@fuckedup or www.instagram.com/fuckedup
The live stream comes ahead of the release of their new album 'Another Day', released Friday, August 9th on Fucked Up Records. Fucked Up will tour Canada and the UK this Autumn - dates below.
‘Another Day’ album links: https://linktr.ee/fuckedupad
Fucked Up live dates:
Sept 12 - Oshawa - Biltmore Theater *
Sept 13 - Montreal - Foufounes Electriques *
Sept 14 - Ottawa - 27 Club *
Sept 17 - Winnipeg - Park Theater *
Sept 18 - Saskatoon - The Capitol Music Club *
Sept 19 - Edmonton - The Buckinham *
Sept 20 - Calgary - Modern Love *
Sept 21 - Kelowna - Revelry *
Sept 23 - Victoria - Capital Ballroom *
Sept 24 - Nanaimo - The Queens *
Sept 25 - Vancouver - The Pearl *
Sept 28 - Nelson, BC - Massif Festival
Oct 31 - Toronto The Great Hall
Oct 21 - Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach ^
Oct 22 - Kingston - Fighting Cocks &
Oct 23 - Birmingham - Mama Roux's ^
Oct 24 - Milton Keynes - Craufurd Arms ^
Oct 25 - Oxford - O2 Academy Oxford ^
Oct 26 - London - Oslo ^
Oct 27 - Manchester - Outbreak Festival
Oct 28 - Edinburgh - The Caves %
Oct 29 - Newcastle - The Grove %
* with CHASTITY
^ with THE TUBS
% with FAST BLOOD
& with MIDDLEMAN
‘Another Day’ track list:
1. Face
2. Stimming - official video
3. Tell Yourself You Will
4. Another Day - official video
5. Paternal Instinct
6. Divining Gods - YouTube
7. The One To Break It
8. More
9. Follow Fine Feeling
10. House Lights
‘Another Day’ artwork:
Links:
https://www.fuckedup.cc/
https://www.instagram.com/fuckedup/?hl=en
https://fuckedup.bandcamp.com/
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