Star Fucking Hipsters - Until We're Dead

Star Fucking Hipsters are from points outer borough here in town. They are an adjunct of the Leftover Crack crew, featuring Sturgeon from that smelly bunch. The band was initially the brainchild of Sturgeon and LoC drummer Brandon Chevalier-Kolling, but fell by the wayside after the drummer's accidental death by Vicodin on tour with LoC. Much of the stronger SFC material was cannibalized into the last LoC release, but a gutting of the line-up and refurbishment with ex-and current members Ensign, The Slackers and World Inferno Friendship Society has prompted a deal with Fat Wreck and the release of Until We're Dead.

Star Fucking Hipsters are all over the punk spectrum, kicking things off with the Pop Will Eat Itself meets Sigue Sigue Sputnik Introduccion de los Hipsters and proceeding through ska, crust and acoustic fare before leaving you sweaty and confused forty-five minutes later. It's not a bad thing. The songs are good, despite Stza's attempts to 'punk' things up by singing like he's fronting the River Bottom Nightmare Gang on some of the tracks. Singer Nico De Gaillo hold down the female end of the spectrum nicely, sounding a lot like Linda Hopper from Magnapop in a couple places, but more than holds her own regardless of what genre is thrown at her. It seems like Star Fucking Hipsters may have replaced Leftover Crack as Stza's main focus. Barring their seeming inability to ever play a hometown show, I can see Fat making Star Fucking Hipsters a pretty big deal. Stza is the x-factor, if he can keep his cop-baiting at bay (and would stop feigning innocence and shock afterward) Until We're Dead should get a lot of notice from a lot more than just the squatter set. Buy the record here and see where the cops will be showing up next here

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