{"product_id":"evidence-oxblood-vinyl","title":"Evidence (Oxblood Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor ten years Spike F*** has existed more as a messy myth than an artist; \u003cspan\u003esporadic works forever poised on the precipice of triumph, rumours of death \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor insanity and so on. Spike's mission is to distill the sacred and profane, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebalancing the melancholy and humour of life; \"to be alive is to be trauma- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etised.\" Luckily, the devotion to his music persevered, somewhat bolstered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis inconsistency and inaccessibility. This inexplicable goodwill towards his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eartistry is perhaps partly due to Spike's timeless, pained and confessional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elyricism, though more pointedly, the fragility of a life mired in addiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis being or works does not question the virtue of life, but simply addresses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe numb, pragmatic and far more immediate matter of surviving another \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eday, an almost ineffable sentiment only justified by his distinct, poetic auda- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eciousness. Free from his arresting thoughts, evidence, the long anticipated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edebut album, is a brazen proof of life statement. Convicted by the outlandish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidea of evidencing a 'you had to be there' mentality, the record honours the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresence in body, a record to be felt, never to be rationalized. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe material on evidence touches on elements of new wave, glam, soul and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoo-wop, citing Pere Ubu, New York Dolls, The Temptations and Bettye \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwan as key influences. Melodically it emits the energy of a down-and-out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCBGBs band who cashes in by recording a lucrative Christmas album. Spike \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrequently uses sonic and lyrical juxtapositions to perform comic twists of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esincerity, a reflection of society's obsession with 'getting a rise'. On \"Bored \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto Death,\" a scuzzy, laidback and soulful tune, paired with morbid ragebait \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elyrics that payoff as a stand up joke \"when I look up at the sun it makes me \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eso happy cause I know one day it's gonna kill me, and it'll kill you too!\" Lead \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esingle \"All By Myself\" carries on in this fashion; with feelgood, family-friend- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ely punk doo-wop production, Spike is misleading on if his joy comes from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe pride in solitude, or from loneliness and a 'give me everything' mentality \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the act of shooting heroin. The vocal performances oscillate between be- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eing blasé, vulnerable and manic; \"Sweet Release\" meets power-ballad criteria \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esolely due to Spike's deteriorating cries into the void, the jittery delivery on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Getting Sober\" embodies religious fanaticism while sounding like a pop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esong written by Suicide for a David Lynch film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eevidence is an album that lives outside the limits of discourse; it's purpose is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeponymous and self-evident. It is what it is, and is subject to interpretation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no point in interrogating attachments, virtue or value. The only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erightful way to live is to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxblood Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUPC: 840526512256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spike Fuck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67611815641339,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0431\/2606\/3262\/files\/spikefuck-Evidence.webp?v=1790962513","url":"https:\/\/rustandwax.com\/products\/evidence-oxblood-vinyl","provider":"Rust \u0026 Wax Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}