For fans of superior synth-pop scamps STRFKR, starved of new material since late-2016’s Being No One, Going Nowhere release, the collection Vault Vol. 1 was a welcome surprise when released at the beginning of this year. Then came a second collection of curios in July which raised temperatures to near-fever levels.
But now that word is out that a third volume of song sketches, demos, and partials — entitled, imaginatively enough, Vault Vol. 3 — is on its way in December and that a TON of tour dates have been announced that will keep the band on the road into 2018, well…fans must simply be shitting eggrolls with excitement (shitting eggrolls being the highest form of displayed elation).
Like two helpings of anything, you can never get enough of a good thing, making this extra third serving of STRFKR unreleased goodies a special treat. And the third volume, like the first two, won’t disappoint. Vault Vol. 3 is out December 1 on Polyvinyl and contains 19 collected bits ‘n’ pieces from main ‘FKR Joshua Hodges’ hard-drive.
To make sure all this material is best picked up off the cutting room floor rather than left there, the band has issued “Amiee,” which dances around with impish joy, and “Sensitive” (streaming down below), which is a short catchy blast that will have you up on your feet faster than could the best Wayfair commercial ever. Both tracks are what you have come to expect from the band and might hook some new ears too. Now, whether the rest of the tracks are up to the standard of these two teasers or of the “cough-caught-on-tape” or “cat-playing-with-Casio-presets” variety is a chance you’ll just have to take. So cross your FNGRS and pre-order Vault Vol. 3 (or a bundle of all three Vault volumes) here.
Vault Vol. 3 TRCKLSTNG:
01. Shot Gun
02. Sensitive
03. Gyrating Hips
04. Maria
05. Maria Reprise
06. Lazer Fight
07. Vincent’s Dancer
08. Bleeper
09. Blisters
10. Lunar Sunrise
11. Aliens
12. Amiee
13. Haterer
14. Bla
15. Hormonyious
16. Amanda
17. Laura
18. Do For You
19. Alaska
TR DTS:
11.18.17 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory, Oaktopia Music & Arts
Festival
12.30.17 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
12.31.17 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom $
01.19.17 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
01.20.17 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
01.21.17 - Reno, NV - Cargo Concert Hall
01.22.17 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
01.23.17 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
01.24.17 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
01.25.17 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
01.26.17 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
01.27.17 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
01.28.17 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
01.30.17 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theatre
01.31.17 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
02.01.17 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
02.02.17 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
02.03.17 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
02.04.17 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
02.13.17 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
02.14.17 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
02.15.17 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
02.16.17 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
02.17.17 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
02.18.17 - Richmond, VA - The National
02.20.17 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live
02.21.17 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
02.22.17 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
02.23.17 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
02.24.17 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
02.25.17 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
02.26.17 - Syracuse, NY - Palace Theatre
02.27.17 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
02.28.17 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
04.21.17 - Honolulu, HI - The Republik
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