Some of the most impactful albums of all time have been completed in short timeframes. The Cure’s Seventeen Seconds was written in a single night. Led Zeppelin's debut album was recorded in 36 hours, and Jack White holds the record with Lazaretto, which was recorded and released in less than four hours. Over the past two years, we’ve seen more and more pop stars indulge their need for speed. Doechii’s Grammy-winning mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal was written and recorded within a month. And in 2025, Lily Allen’s revenge record West End Girl was bashed out in just 10 days. 

Today (March 27), another album joins the list of projects recorded at high velocity: Fcukers’ debut album, Ö. Whether it will go down in history or not, well, we’ll see. The New York duo, also known as Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis, completed the 11-track project in two weeks total – a challenge set by producer Kenneth Blume. “He asked us to make three new songs a day,” says Walker Lewis. “It was more of a creative experiment. We’d do one and he’d say, ‘OK, you’ve done enough, next!’” 

The chaos and pace of the album's creation is reflected in its sound: high BPM electronic club music that interrupts itself with jolts of drum and bass, house music, trap and R&B. They couldn’t be called Fcukers without a sense of humour, and as a result, everything they do is laced with a sense of satire. Even the way they answer interview questions makes it difficult to tell if they’re being entirely serious. That silliness, paired with nonsensical lyrics and earworm melodies, has already brought them a long way.

After meeting through mutual friends, Fcukers released their first single “Mothers” in 2023, followed up by their debut EP Baggy$, which quickly infiltrated global fashion and nightlife scenes. They caught the attention of former Celine creative director Hedi Slimane, who flew them out to Paris to perform at one of his fashion show afterparties. After a huge 2025, ticking off Coachella, Primavera and Glastonbury, the party is far from over. Today they unleash their debut album, then they’re headed on a world tour, stopping off to support Harry Styles during his residency in Brazil. Below, they explain how Prince and Chase & Status became unexpected inspirations, and tell the story of their craziest London night out. 

How are you feeling about releasing your debut album? 

Jackson Walker Lewis: I feel like the album has been burning a hole in my pocket, so when we announced it I was like, ‘thank God’. I was ready for it to come out in September – let’s get this thing out. 

How do you pronounce the name of the album, ‘Ö’? 

Shanny Wise: I like to think of it like, ‘oooo’.

Is there a story behind the name? 

Shanny Wise: We felt like a word or a sentence would be saying too much. We wanted it to be outside the box, so we decided it should just be one letter. We went through the alphabet and landed on O. 

Jackson Walker Lewis: We liked the symbolism – like how Prince did it. We were like, ‘why don’t we just rock a symbol like Prince did’? We thought it was cool. 

What’s the mood of this album?

Jackson Walker Lewis: It’s more of a theme record than a mood record. We were listening to a lot of 2000s hip-hop when we were making it, but we wanted to collage that in new ways. ‘Butterflies’ is an R&B song, but it’s over UKG. ‘Lonely’ is Atlanta-based, but then we go into house music. ‘Play Me’ is drum and bass with a trap breakdown. With every song, we were trying to create a new combination – we didn’t want any of them to be just one thing. 

Can you tell me more about the specific artists you were listening to? 

Jackson Walker Lewis: We were listening to everything from Kelis to Andre 3000 to The Neptunes to JT. I remember seeing Chase & Status at Coachella the night before we wrote ‘Play Me’, the next day I was like ‘We should do drum and bass’.  

You’re opening for Harry Styles later this year. How are you feeling about it? 

Jackson Walker Lewis: Shanny and I didn’t realise how big he is. I know that sounds so dumb, but we don’t follow him on Instagram. Then when the tour got announced our phones started blowing up. We thought Tame Impala was a huge deal – I was like ‘Harry’s not bigger than Tame Impala?’ But everyone else was like, ‘you’re dead wrong’. He’s way bigger than Tame Impala, my bad! Harry, ‘Aperture’ was sick and we’re going to rock with you. 

You’re also about to go on your own tour. Do you have a favourite gig you’ve ever played?

Shanny Wise: Probably one of the London ones. 

Jackson Walker Lewis: Yeah, either Colour Factory or Primavera. 

How do you think London crowds compare to other places?

Shanny Wise: Goated. 

Jackson Walker Lewis: Everyone says y’all are stiff, but I don’t see that at all. Manchester needs to step up. 

When was the last time you had a big night out in London? 

Jackson Walker Lewis: I don’t think we ever partied as hard as we did after that first London gig [at the Pickle Factory in 2024]. 

Shanny Wise: I didn’t have anywhere to stay. I left my suitcase at the venue and went out partying. I woke up on a couch somewhere in London the next day like, ‘where the fuck am I?’ I had bronchitis and was smoking a cig in one hand and had my inhaler in the other. 

Jackson Walker Lewis: We ended up at an afters, it was at one of the members of Black Country, New Road’s house; I still don’t know which one. Shanny and I were on a lot of shrooms, among other stuff. We were glazed. The host [the unknown member of Black Country, New Road] says to us: ‘it’s cool that you’re here, but no one is allowed to go in that room.’ 20 minutes went by and everyone was in that room. Gorillaz’s ‘Dare’ played on loop. 

With every song, we were trying to create a new combination – we didn’t want any of them to be just one thing

Will you be partying much on tour this year? 

Shanny Wise: It’s always a party with us. 

Who do you call for a good night out? 

Jackson Walker Lewis: George Bass from King Krule. That guy can have a night out, for sure. 

How do you know when to end a night out? 

Shanny Wise: I’m still wondering about that myself. 

Jackson Walker Lewis: I think seeing the sunrise should be reserved for goated nights of the year. It feels like a very special thing for me, and I have a weird thing about not overusing it. But some nights I’m like, ‘this is one of those nights’.  I’ll call it if it’s not a sunrise kind of night. 

What’s a New York nightclub that you’d recommend? 

Shanny Wise: Basement!

Jackson Walker Lewis: Yeah Basement, wow. If you’ve never been to Basement, it’s like Berghain cosplay but it’s still really good. I’ve had some sunrise action there.