The performer & artist
Iago
Haussman
Singer, songwriter and poet from Rome, Italy — currently living and recording in the United States. Iago Haussman is THE SPIKES.
Biography
The performer & artist
Iago Haussman is THE SPIKES. A singer, songwriter and poet from Rome, Italy, who is currently living and recording in the United States.
THE SPIKES debut, a self-titled EP, featured the controversial GUNS FOR THE CHILDREN. The latest LP, the critically acclaimed FIRST LIGHT, has been praised by music publications worldwide. The music video for GARDEN SONG continues to rise beyond 120k viewers on YouTube.
Recently THE SPIKES was featured as the face of the new 2026 LGR sunglass campaign. The eight commercials feature behind-the-scenes moments of Iago recording music from the album FIRST LIGHT.
Iago Haussman is also a painter and sculptor, whose work has shown in galleries. He co-founded the punk band Delicate Prey at age 16.
THE SPIKES music is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Press
In their words
“If you're still mourning the loss of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and The Jim Jones Revue, Guns for the Children has all of the sardonic snarls, salaciously serpentine rhythms, and devil-may-care antagonism to set you right.”
“The strength of the spikes lies in his poetic, sharp lyrics emanating from an emotional, escapist sound.”
“With First Light, Iago Haussman delivers a record that feels less like a debut and more like the arrival of a fully realized artistic universe. He's surpassed our wildest expectations!”
“The Spikes' First Light is a rare gem: unsettling yet tender, cinematic yet intimate. It feels like the start of something luminous rising from the dark.”
“The Spikes has always been an artist drawn to the edges. With First Light he expands on the poetic sensibility and raw mysticism that have defined his work since his days performing outlaw punk shows on the streets of Rome.”
“Behind the music lies a multidisciplinary artist fluent in cinema, poetry, and painting. Iago has turned The Spikes into more than a project; it's an evolving persona stretching across art forms.”