Starfucker
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Starfucker, PYRAMID, Pyramiddd |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, electronica, synthpop, neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Badman, Polyvinyl Records |
| Associated acts | Strength, Fake Drugs, Sexton Blake |
| Website | strfkr |
| Members | Joshua Hodges Shawn Glassford Keil Corcoran |
| Past members | Ryan Biornstad Ian Luxton Patrick Morris |
STRFKR is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon. It began in 2007 as a solo project of Joshua Hodges.
Members include Joshua Hodges of Sexton Blake (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals), and Patrick Morris, formerly of Strength (guitar, keyboard, vocals).
Prior to forming Starfucker, Hodges released a solo album titled Sexton Blake and followed up with an album released under the band name "Sexton Blake" entitled Plays The Hits! Both albums were released on Expunged Records. During this time Corcoran was the drummer for Vegas-based grindcore band The Weirding Way.
The name Starfucker started off as a joke by Sam Norris, an early patron of the band, but the band's success under the name grew rapidly. In response to this success, and with the guidance of a business agent, they briefly changed their name to Pyramiddd, before changing their name back.
In 2010, Starfucker announced that they would be signing with Polyvinyl Records, releasing a two-song EP, and a full album in preparation for March 2011. On August 2, 2011, Starfucker announced that Ryan Biornstad would be leaving the band. The group shortened their name to STRFKR in 2012.
On February 10, 2016 the band released a single titled "Never Ever", while the album Being No One, Going Nowhere was released in November of that year.
STRFKR's song, "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" (2008) was notable for its use in Target's "Pink Pepto" commercial in 2009 created by the Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy. The promotion was selected as the AdWeek's "Ad of the Day" on September 4, 2009. "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" was also featured in the TV series Weeds in a scene where Andy and Audra are in a minivan, as well as their song "Biggie Smalls" in the final episode of the series (episode 12 of season eight). "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" also was featured in the TV series The Blacklist near the end of episode 14 of season 1 in 2014.
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