New Albums from Starfucker and Stereo Image Out Today
Portland popsters Starfucker embark on first US tour: Stereo Image announces shows with Shout Out Out Out, while San Serac tours with art-rockers WIlderness
STARFUCKER UPDATE 9.23
New MP3: Starfucker - Pop Song
Much acclaimed lo-fi electro popsters Starfucker release their debut album today on Badman Recordings. Not so much a name rejecting of the seriousness in the music industry, Starfucker is more so a commitment to the playful spirit of their music; an understanding between three multi-instrumentalists in a ethereal galaxy of drums, drum machines, keyboards, guitars, turntablism, and a live performance powerful enough to transcend the guilt of actually having fun at a live show. And have fun they do. The experience of seeing Starfucker's live performance delivers a certain nostalgia; a reminder of what it was like to be a teenager: inspired, curious, open, hungry for anything new, and smiling uncontrollably. Whether dressed in '80s era Brooklyn hip-hop style, electro clash, or full drag, the three bring a new experience and unpredictability to every show. Starfucker heads to Tokyo this weekend to win over Japan, their US tour kicks off in Boise October 7th.
Listen to the entire album now here:
http://spinner.aol.com/artists/new-releases-full-cds
"They get a bit cosmic but also very chill and smooth, like some sort of celestial being that seduces and then has something roughly analogous to sex with actual stars." - Fluxblog
"Starfucker's forthcoming self-titled album is a fine piece of fractured, homemade pop, with handclaps, bleary synths, drum machines, clunky acoustic guitars, and honeyed lo-fi harmonies." - Pitchfork
Tour dates
9/26 Le Baron de Paris Tokyo, JP
10/07 Neurolux Boise, ID
10/09 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
10/11 Hi Dive Denver, CO
10/13 Replay Lounge Lawrence, KS
10/15 Skully's Music Diner Columbus, OH
10/16 Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD
10/17 The Red and the Black Washington, DC
10/18 M Room Philadelphia,PA
10/22 Cake Shop New York, NY
10/24 Knitting Factory New York, NY
10/26 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
10/27 The Hideout Chicago, IL
10/28 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
10/29 Nuttys Sioux Falls, SD
10/31 Badlander Missoula, MT
11/01 The Vera Project Seattle, WA
11/07 Hemlock San Francisco, CA
11/08 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA
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STEREO IMAGE UPDATE 9.23
MP3: Stereo Image - Pack Moves
The story begins at the dawn of Hamilton's Junior Boys, whose jittery and unpredictable debut Last Exit was widely praised. Founding member Johnny Dark left the group to pursue other interests, but his mark on underground music had been made. Over the border and to the east, disco singer San Serac was just beginning to mix electronic soul and Ferry-esque vocals, and Stereo Image was born. THE BAND quickly developed their sound: stripped down and sharp, a futuristic yet timeless showcase of R&B synthetics and radio heart in the proud tradition of Total Contrast, Associates, The System, and Yello. The band received favorable mentions from Pitchfork and Exclaim! The album delivers a 2 step Robert Palmer vision of tomorrow's light rock--from the FM bounce of Strange Life to the icy ballad Your Collapsed State. They will be performing some fall dates in Canada with Edmonton's Shout Out Out Out and San Serac does his solo thing across the US strangely paired with epic, art rockers Wilderness later in November and early December.
"Stereo Image may end up being a contender for album of the year." FACT
"Stereo Image specialize in spare, two-step grooves with singing that vogues like sleek performers in after-hours joints; preening, coaxing, showing a lot with just a little. It's got prowess." RCRD LBL
Stereo Image & Shout Out Out Out Dates
10/26 Call The Office London, ON
10/27 Starlight Waterloo, ON
10/28 Barrrymore's Ottawa, ON
10/29 Les Saints, Montreal QC
10/30 Lee's Palace Toronto, ON
11/2 Pyramid Winnipeg, MB
11/3 St. Louis Pub Saskatoon, SK
Wilderness & San Serac dates:
11/19 Cake Shop NYC
11/22 Floristree Space, Baltimore MD
11/23 Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
11/24 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland OH
11/25 Schubas, Chicago IL
11/26 Bear's Place, Bloomington IN
11/29 Harvest Records, Asheville NC
12/1 The Bottle Tree, Birmingham AL
12/4 Emo's, Austin TX
12/6 Solar Culture, Tuscon AZ
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Much acclaimed lo-fi electro popsters Starfucker release their debut album today on Badman Recordings. Not so much a name rejecting of the seriousness in the music industry, Starfucker is more so a commitment to the playful spirit of their music; an understanding between three multi-instrumentalists in a ethereal galaxy of drums, drum machines, keyboards, guitars, turntablism, and a live performance powerful enough to transcend the guilt of actually having fun at a live show. And have fun they do. The experience of seeing Starfucker's live performance delivers a certain nostalgia; a reminder of what it was like to be a teenager: inspired, curious, open, hungry for anything new, and smiling uncontrollably. Whether dressed in '80s era Brooklyn hip-hop style, electro clash, or full drag, the three bring a new experience and unpredictability to every show. Starfucker heads to Tokyo this weekend to win over Japan, their US tour kicks off in Boise October 7th.
Via PerezHilton
