
STRFKR
Being No One, Going Nowhere
Polyvinyl
Nov 30, 2016
Web Exclusive
STRFKR hits cosmic heights—quite literally—on its psychedelic/celestial fourth album, Being No One, Going Nowhere. In the last decade or so, the Portland group has been unsuccessful in maintaining a low profile. Despite it's almost un-pigeonhole-able music and its provocative name, STRFKR has broken through, and never more so than on, Being No One, Going Nowhere. Naming the album after a popular meditation book by Ayya Khema, STRFKR's central figure, Joshua Hodges, whose vision Being No One, Going Nowhere is, has it grounded in Eastern philosophies. To tap into these, he decamped to Joshua Tree, and like so many before him, found his muse in the desert.
This doesn't make Being No One, Going Nowhere a heavy album to take on, rather, it plays like an anti-dark version of Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs. Groove-driven and lush, this is the prettiest and happiest of STRFKR's albums. Synths direct all the moods—which are primarily of the dance variety—from the slinky rhythms of "In the End" to the understated electro textures of the seductive "When I'm With You," and the angular moodiness of "Something Ain't Right." It is the intoxicating album opener, "Tape Machine," that exemplifies Being No One, Going Nowhere—easily the most self-realized STRFKR has been. (www.strfkr.com)
Author rating: 7.5/10
Average reader rating: 9/10
Most Recent
- 10 Best Songs of the Week: Wolf Alice, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Bachelor, and More (News) — Anna Fox Rochinski, Bachelor, CHAI, Dinosaur Jr., Flock of Dimes, Jay Som, Julien Baker, Kero Kero Bonito, Kurt Vile, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Palehound, Real Estate, Ric Wilson, Warren Ellis, Wolf Alice
- Weekly Playlist: Current Rotation #52 (News) — Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist
- Jessie Ware Shares Video for “Remember Where You Are” Starring Actress Gemma Arterton (News) — Jessie Ware, Gemma Arterton
- Dreamwell Debut New Record - Stream It Below (News) — Dreamwell
- Premiere: Cleveland Indie Punks Biitchseat Debut New Video For “Anti-Depressed” (News) — Biitchseat
Comments
Submit your comment
There are no comments for this entry yet.