Holy Fuck

About

The artist

Holy Fuck is an experimental electronic band formed in Toronto in 2004 by Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh. The project approaches electronic rhythm as a live ensemble, using drums, bass, keyboards, effects, found machines, and improvised interaction instead of relying on conventional laptop sequencing. Its self-titled 2005 debut established that physical performance method, while LP in 2007 brought the band to a wider international audience and reached the official 2008 Polaris Music Prize Short List. Latin followed in 2010 and appeared on that year's Polaris Long List. Later releases Bird Brains, Congrats, and Deleter expanded the band's balance of repetition, abrasion, melody, and collaborative vocals. The current quartet of Borcherdt, Walsh, bassist Matt McQuaid, and drummer Matt Schulz returned with Event Beat in March 2026. The 11-track album was written, produced, recorded, and mixed by the band across sessions in Toronto, Nova Scotia, and Ohio, with live improvisation and raw percussion kept at the centre. Current singles include Evie, Elevate, Gold Flakes, and a Flaxans version of Tom Tom. Event Beat appears on the official 2026 Polaris Album Prize Long List. The exact Spotify identity contains 24 distinct primary album and single containers from November 2005 through March 2026: six albums and 18 provider-classified singles. Multi-track remix and EP-like containers remain in Spotify's supplied category. Apple Music corroborates the Toronto identity, 2004 formation, alternative classification, catalog, and current tour activity. The artist-controlled Bandcamp page independently identifies Holy Fuck with Toronto, names the current members, documents Event Beat and the active catalog, and supplies the public contact route. Current distribution metadata names AWAL Canada, while Bandcamp and Apple Music credit Satellite Services for Event Beat; both relationships are retained without treating them as interchangeable. Spotify media is displayed remotely with provider attribution, and no private email address is republished.