Jupiter (Starfucker album)

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Jupiter
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 05, 2009 (mini-LP) Jan 10, 2012 (re-release)
Genre Indie rock, electronic, synthpop
Length26:37 (mini-LP) 32:34 (re-release)
Label Badman Recording Co.
Starfucker chronology
Starfucker
(2008)
Jupiter
(2009)
Reptilians
(2011)
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Jupiter is the second studio album by the Portland-based indie rock band Starfucker. It was originally released as a mini-LP on May 5, 2009, through Badman Recording Co., and was re-released on January 10, 2012, as a full album with three new tracks as well as updated artwork and mixes of the previously-existing tracks. [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joshua Hodges; except where indicated; all music is composed by Starfucker; except where indicated.

No.TitleLength
1."Medicine"4:16
2."Boy Toy"3:13
3."Dance Face 2000"3:01
4."Bed-Stuy (Super Cop)"2:43
5."Biggie Smalls"3:39
6."Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Robert Hazard)3:07
7."Jupiter"1:54
8."Cemetery"1:12
9."Queen Latifah"1:00
10."Jamie"3:43
11."Rawnald Gregory Erickson The Second (Strategy Remix)"4:44
Total length:32:34

Note: “Cemetery,” “Queen Latifah” and “Jamie” were not included on the original 2009 release, but were added for the 2012 re-release.

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