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Fucked Up's Zodiac

Posted by Loren on December 12, 2025

Fucked Up's Zodiac
photo by Lindsay Duncan

Out today, Fucked Up marks 2025's conclusion with Year Of The Goat via Tankcrimes. The record continues the band's nearly 20 year run through the Zodiac series, four+ years after Year Of The Horse.

Year Of The Goat is the first in the 10-part series finale, Grass Can Move Stones, followed by Year Of The Monkey next spring and Year Of The Rooster in the fall, leading to Year Of The Dog, slated for October 2026 release.

Listen below.

Year Of The Goat Track Listing:

Side A: Long Ago Gardens

Side B: Rivers And Lakes

Fucked Up's Zodiac
photo by Lindsay Duncan

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