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Starfucker
Starfucker
(Badman)
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The best thing out of Portland since lumberjacks...Does that make sense? - Caleb (Berkeley)
Influenced by '80s Hip Hop style, electro clash, and lo-fi psych, this new Portland-based trio crafts handmade indie dance-pop delivered by dual drummers, handclaps, bleary synths, drum machines, clunky acoustic guitars, and honeyed lo-fi harmonies. This is some of the catchiest, most danceable pop put to tape, and Starfucker are ready to explode.
Influenced by '80s Hip Hop style, electro clash, and lo-fi psych, this new Portland-based trio crafts handmade indie dance-pop delivered by dual drummers, handclaps, bleary synths, drum machines, clunky acoustic guitars, and honeyed lo-fi harmonies. This is some of the catchiest, most danceable pop put to tape, and Starfucker are ready to explode.








