The self-titled debut LP from Austin-based Fuck Money drops August 29 via Three One G, pressed on limited edition vinyl. The album was recorded by Matt Parmenter, with vocals produced by Andrew Hernandez, mixed by Dave Alcan, and mastered by Jesse Keeler of Death From Above 1979. It’s a record that doesn’t sit still, ripping through hardcore, noise, and industrial sounds with a disorienting but deliberate punch. But by the time it arrives, the band will have already moved on — literally and creatively.
“Our debut full-length album features our previous guitarist,” they say, referring to Bill Kenny, who appears on the LP. “However, after a year or so hiatus we brought in a new guitar player, Chase Dungan, with whom we are solely focused on writing & performing new material with. So when you see us perform shows again this August, we’ll be playing an entirely new unreleased album, not this self-titled album. Sorry in advance.”
Fuck Money started in 2021 as something between a protest and a ritual. The lineup includes vocalist Taszlin Trébuchet, drummer Alton Jenkins, bassist Jeremy Humphries, and now guitarist Chase Dungan. But this isn’t a band built around static lineups or replicable sound.
Live, they’re feral. Visceral.
The band describes their performances as a kind of “communion of sweat, chaos, and vulnerability.” And while the debut LP captures some of that energy, the band is already knee-deep in a new chapter.
Their name itself is part of the protest.
“We knew from the outset that our band name would stifle our algorithm compatibility. YouTube & Instagram are especially keen on convincing us that the word FUCK is somehow more volatile than half of the crap we scroll past on said platforms.” But they stuck with it — not for provocation’s sake, but to reject the commodification of their art. “Our interest lies primarily in making music that interests us. If other people dig it, that’s a bonus. We aren’t interested in commodification or internet conformity and we’re willing to suffer whatever consequences may come with that.”
They’re not exactly being ignored. “Despite the perceived crippling effect of our band name, we’ve received a lot of positive attention, and were even featured on the cover of the Austin Chronicle titled ‘We can’t put this band’s name on our cover.’ So, somehow we’re reaching people.”
Fuck Money is embedded in Austin’s DIY scene
Alongside bands like Blank Hellscape, God Shell, Porcelain, Pinko, Batlips, and Haha Laughing. But they also cross into larger venues, playing bills with acts like Botch, N8NOFACE, Lustsick Puppy, Clipping, and DFA 1979. “We play in both worlds,” they note, showing up in squats one night and big rooms the next. Wherever they land, the goal remains: don’t repeat, don’t conform.
That philosophy bleeds into their songwriting. “Our writing process is an act of capturing energy & our chaotic musical impulses and then forming those moments into succinct songs. That energy is steeped in our existential & socio-political realities, however, we’re never committed to one style or approach. We choose to innovate and challenge ourselves.”
Tracks like “Addicted to Reddit and Other Modern Ailments” underline the band’s interest in the diseased overlap of internet culture and human fragility. It’s a loose meditation on irony, screen addiction, and digital erosion. The track gives “a sentient voice to AI”: “I am a bot, I don’t bleed. I have a voice, but I don’t breathe.” It grazes the edge of an AI-induced existential crisis and collapses into a broader anxiety about doomscrolling, disinformation, and helpless complicity.
Right now, “Belts” and “On the Nose” are the only tracks from the LP available for streaming. The rest will have to wait until the vinyl release. But even then, Fuck Money sees their recorded material as one moment in a larger, shifting continuum. “We’re just excited to get back out to play shows again and release more music.”
Rubin Gonzalez from Austin Culture Club summed it up plainly: “Fuck Money is modern art.”
