Photos of STRFKR at Webster Hall in New York, NY on November 26th, 2016
Photos of STRFKR at 2016 Project Pabst Portland
Photos of STRFKR at House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY on June 19th, 2014
Photos of STRFKR at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on September 7th, 2013
Photos of STRFKR at 2013 FYF Fest in Los Angeles, CA
Photos of STRFKR at 2012 Music Fest NW in Portland, OR
Photos of STRFKR at 2012 Northside Festival in Brooklyn, NY
Photos of STRFKR at 2012 Sasquatch! in George, WA
Photos of STRFKR at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA on February 23rd, 2012
Photos of STRFKR at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on September 16th, 2011
Photos of Starfucker at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on April 2nd, 2011
The band once known as (and still pronounced as) “Starfucker” came up about a decade ago, as disco-dance electronic styles were being revived. Yet they were always different than the ‘press play and cash the check’ electronic artists who seemed to come up everywhere (and remixing each other incessantly), and not just because they played their own instruments & their anti-careerist name. Being No One, Going Nowhere sees the group more relaxed & comfortable, but still on the dance floor.
Admittedly, Nowhere starts off on the more relaxed notes of “Tape Machine” and “Satellite”, not the big bang that disco-dance records usually begin with. But the album then does get you on your feet with pieces like the higher “Never Ever”, catchy-tech “Something Ain’t Right”, and pressing “Open Your Eyes”. Sexy comes into play with “In the End”, but there’s also the intimate “When I’m With You”.
And then the record ends on its title track curve ball, darker and slower and oh so ominous. Amid all of the disco-dance out there, STRFKR still stand apart.