This Fuckin' Guy
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{{Infobox album
| name = This Fuckin' Guy
| type = ep
| artist = King Missile IV
| cover = King Missile - This Fuckin' Guy.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|3|15}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Victory Way Studios
{{small|(Burbank, California)}}
| genre = {{hlist|Electronic}}
| length = 18:43
| label = Powertool
| producer = Dan West
| prev_title = Royal Lunch
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
This Fuckin' Guy is a concept EP by King Missile IV, released by Powertool Records on March 10, 2015.{{cite journal|first=Falling |last=James |url=https://www.laweekly.com/music-pick-john-s-hall-loveydove/ |title=Music Pick: John S. Hall & Loveydove |journal=LA Weekly |publisher=Semanal Media LLC |date=June 26, 2019 |accessdate=August 15, 2020}} The album came to be after King Missile had toured with American band LoveyDove{{Cite web|url=http://kingmissile.com/king-missile/king-missile-4/|title=King Missile IV | John S. Hall}} whose two members, Azalia Snail and Dan West, joined vocalist John S. Hall in the making of the album.{{Cite web|url=https://powertoolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/king-missile-iv-this-fuckin-guy-2015|title = King Missile IV – This Fuckin' Guy (2015), by PowertoolRecords}}
Concept
The album is a collection 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.{{cite web |url=http://flyingout.co.nz/products/king-missile-iv-this-fn-guy-cd |title=KING MISSILE IV – This F'n' Guy (CD) – Flying Out |website=flyingout.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328210315/http://flyingout.co.nz/products/king-missile-iv-this-fn-guy-cd |archive-date=2015-03-28}}
Blog
The character of The Fuckin' Guy was created by John S. Hall in 2014 in a blogspot account named This Fckin' Blog.http://thequestionat.blogspot.ca/ {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}} 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
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = John S. Hall
| all_music = Azalia Snail and Dan West
| title1 = Closet
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Bike
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Sunset
| length3 = 2:37
| title4 = Stars
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Moon
| length5 = 1:58
| title6 = River
| length6 = 3:35
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the This Fuckin' Guy liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=This Fuckin' Guy |title-link=This Fuckin' Guy |others=King Missile |year=2015 |type=booklet |publisher=Powertool Records |location=New Lynn, Auckland}}
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
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United States
| 2015 | Powertool | CD | PT156 |
References
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