SPISH (formerly known as SpaceFish,) is an avant garde rock band based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that is known for it's surreal CGI videos and music.Members of SPISH include Nate Dibert, Forrest Kos, Bubba Clowson, Chris Lu, Alexa Myrdal, and Logan Randolph.There have been 3 albums produced by the band:
- A Love Story (2014)
- Earth Jokes (2016)
- Building a Family (2018)
Singles and EP's done by the band include:
- In This Box (2015)
- Waxed/Michael Cera (2017)
- Alone Ranger (2019)
- Eat This Flower (2019)
Tropes found in SPISH's music includes:
- A Child Shall Lead Them: Implied in the music video for Earth Jokes, when the leader of the Box-Cult dies just as a new baby is born into the cult. When the child is born, the eyes glow the same way the leader's eyes did. And when the newborn is given to the person Nate is portraying, he is presented as the rest of the cult watches on.
- Birth-Death Juxtaposition: In the Earth Jokes music video, the leader of the Box Cult dies as the newest member is birthed.
- Bratty Half-Pint: The girl from virtual nanny is extremely demanding, and it only gets worse after she's given cigarettes.
- Creating Life: The album Building a Family is based on this trope. Special mention goes to the title track, where the singer describes how hard it is and the steps that are involved in the process.
- Disappeared Dad: Parodied in the soap opera when the old man thinks back to when he got a woman pregnant, with him proceeding to disintegrate as the captions say "Gotta Go."
- Jesus Was Way Cool: The whole point of the song We Like Jesus.
- Microwave the Dog: A rare human example occurs in killing my friend carl when a miniature version of Carl is exploded in the microwave.
- "Pop!" Goes the Human: Carl is thrown in a microwave and ends up dying from this trope due to the effects the microwave has on his body in killing my friend carl.
- Recurring Element: Boxes. Boxes being used as heads to be exact, as seen in Earth Jokes, the album cover for Building A Family, and the cover for In This Box.
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: The child from virtual nanny smokes and drinks alcohol without hesitation after it's provided by the nanny.
