Starfucker (Starfucker album)

Starfucker
Cover of the first pressing of the vinyl and CD
Studio album by Starfucker
Released	September 23, 2008
Genre	Indie rock electronic synthpop
Length	35:44
Label	Badman Recording Co.
Starfucker chronology
Starfucker (2008) Jupiter (2009)

Starfucker is the debut studio album by the Portland-based indie rock band Strfkr, released under the name Starfucker on September 23, 2008, through Badman Recording Co. ^[1]

Composition

Josiah Hughes of Exclaim! described Starfucker as a mixture of "laidback" pop music with "epic" electronic sounds. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Lost At Sea	7/10 [5]
Pitchfork Media	5/10 [6]
PopMatters	7/10 [7]
The Stranger	[8]
URB	[9]
XLR8R	5/10 [10]

Hughes was ecstatic towards the LP, calling it "a debut album that cannot be missed". ^[2] He highlighted its "addictive pop hooks", "mature arrangements" and "pristine", "top-notch" production. ^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joshua Hodges; all music is composed by Strfkr.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Florida"	3:50
2.	"German Love"	3:32
3.	"Myke Ptyson"	2:30
4.	"Laadeedaa"	2:17
5.	"Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second"	2:53
6.	"U Ba Khin"	3:14
7.	"Holly"	3:00
8.	"Hard Smart Beta"	1:39
9.	"Pop Song"	3:55
10.	"Miss You"	2:37
11.	"Isabella of Castile"	4:31
Total length:		35:44

References

1. "Starfucker". Amazon. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
2. Hughes, Josiah (November 18, 2008). "Starfucker Starfucker". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 25, 2017.
3. "Starfucker Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
4. Lymangrover, Jason. "Starfucker - STRFKR". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
5. Christopher Jones, Brian (September 12, 2008). "Starfucker: Starfucker (Badman)". Lost At Sea. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
6. Raber, Rebecca (November 14, 2008). "STRFKR: Starfucker". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
7. Abranavel, David (October 26, 2008). "Starfucker: Starfucker". PopMatters . Retrieved December 31, 2013.
8. Grandy, Eric (October 30, 2008). "Album Review – Starfucker: Starfucker". The Stranger . Index Newspapers, LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
9. Bholsangngam, Amorn (September 28, 2008). "Starfucker: Starfucker (Badman)". URB . NativeSon Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
10. Byrne, Michael (September 19, 2008). "Starfucker Starfucker". XLR8R . Retrieved April 25, 2017.