Just over eight months after the release of their well-received self-titled debut, electro-pop upstarts Starfucker are putting out another album to coincide with the onset of the universal summertime adrenaline rush. The record is entitled Jupiter and is considered by the group to be a sister LP to their debut, bringing to light a smattering of songs that have already gone into heavy rotation in Starfucker’s live performances. Jupiter is scheduled to be released on May 5 on Badman.

Judging from the opening track “Medicine,” which can now be streamed at the band’s MySpace page, the Portland-based quartet seem steadfast in continuing their allegiance to synth bliss and distorted hooks, which is a noble venture if there ever was one. Prior to the release of Jupiter, Starfucker will be playing a host of shows at SXSW this year, having made Prefix’s list of Artists to Watch at SXSW 2009, and will continue to tour the rest of North America through the beginning of May.

Track list:
01 Medicine
02 Boy Toy
03 Dance Face 2000
04 Bed-Stuy (Super Cop)
05 Biggie Smalls
06 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
07 Jupiter
08 Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second (Strategy Remix)
09 Boy Toy (Fake Drugs Remix)*
10 Medicine (Copy Remix)*

*Exclusive to the vinyl edition of the album.

Tour Dates
03.18 Austin, TX: Club Primo, Real Cool Trash Party (5:30 PM)
03.18 Austin, TX: The Radio Room, My Old Kentucky Blog Showcase (9:00 PM)
03.19 Austin, TX: SXSW Festival (Details TBA)
03.20 Austin, TX: Guero’s, SXSW Day Party (1:30 p.m.)
03.21 Austin, TX: Palm Door, Brazilian After Hours Party (3:30 a.m.)
03.22 Oklahoma City, OK: Conservatory #
03.24 Phoenix, AZ: Rhythm Room #
03.25 Los Angeles, CA: Echo
03.26 Santa Cruz, CA: The Crepe Place #
03.27 Oakland, CA: LoBot @
03.28 San Francisco, CA: The Hemlock @
04.03 Portland, OR: Lewis and Clark
04.09 Vancouver, BC: The Media Club *
04.10 Seattle, WA: The Vera Project *
04.13 Fargo, ND: The Aquarium *
04.14 Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry *
04.15 Sioux Falls, ND: Nutty’s North *
04.16 Des Moines, IA: Vaudville Mews *
04.17 Chicago, IL: Av-aerie *
04.18 Toronto, ON: Sneaky Dee’s *
04.19 Montreal, QC: Il Motore *
04.21 New York, NY: The Mercury Lounge *
04.22 Brooklyn, NY: Union Hall *
04.24 Chapel Hill, NC: Local 506 *
04.25 Atlanta, GA: Drunken Unicorn *
04.26 Memphis, TN: Hi Tone Cafe *
04.27 Kansas City, MO: Czar Bar *
04.29 Denver, CO: Hi-Dive *
04.30 Salt Lake City, UT: Urban Lounge *
05.02 Portland, OR: Holocene *

* = with Kuroma
# = with Guidance Counselor
@ = with Guidance Counselor & Grand Lake