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Starfucker (Slayyyter album)

{{Short description|2023 studio album by Slayyyter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Starfucker

| type = studio

| artist = Slayyyter

| cover = Slayyyter - Starfucker.png

| alt =

| caption = Standard edition cover

| released = {{Start date|2023|09|22}}

| recorded =

| genre = * Electropop{{cite magazine |last1=Irvin |first1=Jack |title=Slayyyter on Making Songs About Plastic Surgery and Drugs: 'If You Do Stuff, Be About It' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/slayyyter-new-album-songs-about-plastic-surgery-drugs-exclusive-interview-7973387 |magazine=People |access-date=September 25, 2023 |date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923002859/https://people.com/slayyyter-new-album-songs-about-plastic-surgery-drugs-exclusive-interview-7973387 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |url-status=live}}

  • dance-pop{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=5 Things To Know About Slayyyter |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/10/5-things-to-know-about-slayyyter/#:~:text=Slayyyter%27s%20new%20album%20Starfucker%20is,started%2C%20this%20is%20your%20soundtrack. |website=Metro Weekly |date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=7 February 2024}}

| length = 35:16

| label = Fader Label

| producer = *Baej Lambeaux

  • Aaron Joseph
  • Chris Lyon
  • Nicopop
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • Jordan Palmer
  • Valley Girl

| prev_title = Troubled Paradise

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Starfucker

| type = studio

| single1 = Out of Time

| single1date = June 9, 2023

| single2 = Miss Belladonna

| single2date = July 21, 2023

| single3 = Erotic Electronic

| single3date = August 18, 2023

| single4 = I Love Hollywood!

| single4date = September 22, 2023

}}

}}

Starfucker is the second studio album by American singer Slayyyter. It was released on September 22, 2023. An '80s-influenced electronic pop record, Starfucker explores a "dramatized" and satirical view of Hollywood, focusing on the culture of drugs, vanity, and celebrity. A deluxe edition of the album was released on December 1, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Holly |first1=Alex |title=Sex, drugs, and Hollywood love with Slayyyter's Starfucker |url=https://www.campustimes.org/2023/09/24/sex-drugs-and-hollywood-love-with-slayyyters-starfucker/ |website=Campus Times|date=24 September 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Pop Singer Opens Up About Starfucker and the Glitz of Celebrity Culture |url=https://www.alaskacommons.com/pop-singer-opens-up-about-starfucker-and-the-glitz-of-celebrity-culture/50413/ |website=Alaska Commons |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023}}

Slayyyter worked primarily alongside Nicopop, who produced "Clouds" for the album's predecessor. Previous collaborators Valley Girl and Jordan Palmer returned to produce tracks for the album, alongside her touring DJ Owen Jackson,{{cite web |last1=Marsh |first1=Sophie |title=Starfucker, the Hollywood Sign Looks Different Now with Slayyyter |url=https://chvoid.com/slayyyter-starfucker/ |website=Ch-Void |date=3 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023}} and new collaborators Vaughn Oliver, Aaron Joseph, Baej Lambeux, Jacob Decoteau, and Chris Lyon.

It is Slayyyter's first charting album, debuting at number 17 on Billboard{{'s}} Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and peaking at number 10. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Background and development

Slayyyter released her debut studio album Troubled Paradise on June 11, 2021, to generally positive reviews. She described the album as "very thrown together", and sought to expand her musical tastes for a new project. She wrote nearly 200 songs for the album.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Talking Sex and Death at the Chateau Marmont With Slayyyter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/slayyyter-interview-starfucker-chateau-marmont-celebrity-culture-1234827859/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023}} Inspired by old Hollywood tropes and her own experience moving to Los Angeles to pursue a music career,{{cite web |title=Love Letter to a Record: Slayyyter on 'The Fame' by Lady Gaga |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/love-letter-to-a-record-slayyyter-on-the-fame-by-lady-gaga/ |website=Music Feeds |date=24 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023}} she wrote songs that invoke celebrity and 80s and 90s films. She cited the erotic thrillers Blue Velvet, Body Double, and Basic Instinct as visual and lyrical references.{{cite web |last1=Wratten |first1=Marcus |title=Slayyyter: How the pop music superfan became the pop music idol |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/21/slayyyter-starfucker-album-interview-pop-music-stan-culture/ |website=PinkNews |date=21 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023}}{{cite magazine |last1=Ermac |first1=Raffet |title=Slayyyter Is Ready to Elevate |url=https://www.out.com/gay-music/slayyyter-interview |magazine=Out |access-date=25 September 2023}} She used "broody synths" to create darker music, inspired by the American electronic duo Boy Harsher.{{Cite web |last=Lochrie |first=Conor |date=2023-07-24 |title=Slayyyter Thinks Her Upcoming LP 'Starfucker' Is the 'Greatest Album Ever.' But Maybe She's Biased |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/slayyyter-announces-starfr-album-miss-belladonna-single-1234792636/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}} The album's title came from a conversation Slayyyter had with Jackson about the music industry, in which he'd referred to someone the pair knew as a "starfucker".{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Colleen |title=On Tour With Slayyyter |url=https://officemagazine.net/tour-slayyyter |website=Office Magazine |date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=7 February 2024}}

The entirety of the album, as well as an estimated "50–60 [demo] songs", leaked online ahead of Starfucker{{'}}s release.{{cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Drew |title=Pop Crave Exclusive: Slayyyter Interview |url=https://popcrave.com/pop-crave-exclusive-slayyyter-interview/ |website=Pop Crave|date=28 September 2023 }} Scrapped songs for the album include a track sampling "Stereo Love" by Romanian musicians Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina, which Slayyyter and her label were unable to release due to costly sample clearance fees.{{cite web |title=SLAYYYTER - Give It To Me Straight - Ep24 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4gGVinGFFw |website=YouTube |access-date=28 November 2023}}

Composition

Starfucker is a sonic departure from Slayyyter's previous hyperpop style,{{cite web |last1=Hess |first1=Tobias |title=Slayyyter on Fame, Starfucking, and Defying the Hyperpop Label |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/slayyyter-on-fame-starfucking-and-defying-the-hyperpop-label |website=Interview|date=21 September 2023 }} combining a more conventional, pop sound with club music styles such as techno{{cite web |last1=Incammicia |first1=AJ |title=Slayyyter Is the Star of the Party in 'Starfucker' |url=https://onestowatch.com/en/blog/slayyyter-starfucker |website=Ones To Watch |access-date=28 September 2023}} and electroclash.{{cite magazine |last1=Franklin |first1=McKinley |title=Pop Singer Slayyyter on Her 'Dramatized' Album 'Starf—–,' Walking Around Hollywood Naked for Video: 'I Understand Why People Are Nudists' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/slayyyter-starfucker-album-i-love-hollywood-video-1235726940/ |magazine=Variety |date=22 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023}}

Singles and promotion

"Out Of Time" was released as the album's first single on June 9, 2023.{{cite web |title=Out Of Time |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7tlJGdzYF0qXmeyeqSA7dP?si=334677aeeb4d4d50 |website=Spotify |access-date=23 September 2023}} This was followed by "Miss Belladonna" on July 21, 2023, coinciding with the announcement of the album.{{cite magazine |last1=Ingle |first1=Alex |title=Slayyyter has announced details of her second album – check out a new taster, 'Miss Belladonna'. |url=https://readdork.com/news/slayyyter-miss-belladonna-new-album/ |magazine=Dork |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023}} "Erotic Electronic" was released as the album's third single on August 18, 2023, alongside a music video where Slayyyter walks naked down Hollywood Boulevard.{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Slayyyter shares new song "Erotic Electronic," announces North American tour dates |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/08/18/slayyyter-erotic-electronic-tour-dates |website=The Fader}} The release of fourth single "I Love Hollywood!" coincided with its music video and the album's release on September 22, 2023.{{cite web |title=Slayyyter - I Love Hollywood! (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8gtVljq4cg |via=YouTube |access-date=25 September 2023}}

Slayyyter debuted tracks from Starfucker in her set at Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in Las Vegas on September 22, 2023.{{cite magazine |last1=Millman |first1=Ethan |last2=Mier |first2=Tomás |title=The Killers Come Home, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring Magic on Life Is Beautiful Day One |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/life-is-beautiful-day-one-killers-yeah-yeah-yeahs-bebe-rexha-1234830041/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=23 September 2023 |access-date=28 September 2023}}

"Makeup" featuring French-born American singer Lolo Zouaï was released on November 10, 2023, as a promotional single to promote the deluxe edition of the album, which was released on December 1, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Fabris |first1=Andres |title=Slayyyter Enlists Lolo Zouaï For New Single 'Makeup' |url=https://musicdaily.com/slayyyter-enlists-lolo-zouai-for-new-single-makeup/ |website=Music Daily |date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev1score = 9/10{{cite web|first=Caitlin|last=Chatterton|title=Slayyyter: STARFUCKER review|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/slayyyter-starfcker-one-hell-of-a-night-out|date=22 September 2023|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=30 September 2023}}

}}

Caitlin Chatterton of The Line of Best Fit gave the album a 9/10 review, declaring it "an express delivery of utterly skipless dance belters". PopBuzz ranked Starfucker at #17 in their ranking of the best albums of 2023, described by Sam Prance as "one of the best explorations of fame in pop since Lady Gaga's The Fame".{{cite web |title=The best albums of 2023 |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/features/best-albums-2023/ |website=PopBuzz |access-date=2 December 2023}} Paper named the album among its top albums of 2023, with Justin Moran writing, "the project still manages to sit left of center with an experimental energy that keeps Slayyyter’s brand of pop weird enough for all the outsiders who’ve followed her online since “BFF”.{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Justin |title=PAPER's Favorite Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.papermag.com/paper-favorite-albums-2023#rebelltitem8 |website=PAPER Magazine |access-date=7 February 2024}}

Courtney DelMar of 50thirdandthird deemed the deluxe edition of Starfucker her definitive 2023 album of the year, and was complementary of Slayyyter's "choice to mostly eschew the straight disco pop that has been in vogue, and make something for the clubs that is a little more indebted to and informed by the underground."{{cite web |last1=DelMar |first1=Courtney |title=Girlsville Album Of The Year – Slayyyter "Starfucker (Deluxe)" (2023) |url=https://www.50thirdand3rd.com/girlsville-album-of-the-year-slayyyter-starfucker-deluxe-2023/#:~:text=Her%20album%20Starfucker%20(Deluxe)%20is,finding%20her%20voice%20and%20sound. |website=50thirdandthird |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=7 February 2024}} In a mostly positive review, Thejas Varma considered the record "pop at its best, a concoction of disparate influences working in sync to produce groovy earworms", but was critical of the track "Memories of You", considering the "bouncy Euro house tune [to be] weakened by a dated trance synth line in its chorus."{{cite web |last1=Varma |first1=Thejas |title=Slayyyter's 'Starfucker' dives into the glamorous underworld of Hollywood |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/music/slayyyters-starfucker-dives-into-the-glamorous-underworld-of-hollywood/ |website=The Michigan Daily |date=October 7, 2023 |access-date=7 February 2024}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Starfucker – Standard edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = I Love Hollywood!

| writer1 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Jonathan Bach|Nicolas DiPietrantonio}}

| extra1 = Nicopop

| length1 = 3:04

| title2 = Miss Belladonna

| writer2 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Bach|DiPietrantonio}}

| extra2 = Nicopop

| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = Dramatic

| writer3 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Ellee Duke|Bach|DiPietrantonio}}

| extra3 = Nicopop

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = My Body

| writer4 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Kyle Shearer|Nate Campany}}

| extra4 = Valley Girl

| length4 = 3:41

| title5 = Memories of You

| writer5 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Jordan Palmer|Owen Jackson}}

| extra5 = Palmer

| length5 = 2:52

| title6 = Rhinestone Heart

| writer6 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Duke|Bach|DiPietrantonio}}

| extra6 = Nicopop

| length6 = 2:29

| title7 = Erotic Electronic

| writer7 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Bach|DiPietrantonio|Jackson}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Nicopop|Jackson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 2:23

| title8 = Purrr

| writer8 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Aaron Joseph|Vaughn Oliver}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Oliver|Joseph}}

| length8 = 2:11

| title9 = Plastic

| writer9 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Michael Adubato}}

| extra9 = Baej Lambeaux

| length9 = 2:41

| title10 = Girl Like Me

| writer10 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|DiPietrantonio}}

| extra10 = Nicopop

| length10 = 2:46

| title11 = Tear Me Open

| writer11 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Chris Lyon|Shearer|Campany}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Chris Lyon|Valley Girl}}

| length11 = 3:38

| title12 = Out of Time

| writer12 = {{hlist|Slayyyter|Andy Seltzer|Oliver|Bach|DiPietrantonio|Phil Fearon}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Oliver|Nicopop{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| length12 = 3:10

| total_length = 35:16

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Starfucker – Deluxe edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:22

| title1 = Starfucker

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

}}

| extra1 = {{flatlist|

}}

| length1 = 3:25

| title2 = Makeup (featuring Lolo Zouaï)

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

  • Slayyyter
  • Shearer
  • Campany
  • Lyon
  • Lolo Zouaï

}}

| extra2 = {{flatlist|

  • Valley Girl
  • Lyon

}}

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = James Dean

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

  • Slayyyter
  • Jacob Decoteau
  • Bach
  • DiPietrantonio
  • Jackson

}}

| extra3 = {{flatlist|

  • Nicopop
  • Jackson
  • Thorne

}}

| length3 = 2:29

}}

Notes

  • {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
  • {{sup|{{note|v|[v]}}}} signifies a vocal producer
  • Tracks 4 to 15 of the deluxe edition mirror the tracklist of the standard edition.

Personnel

  • John Greenham – mastering (tracks 1–7, 9–12)
  • Ike Schultz – mixing (tracks 1–7, 9–12)
  • Vaughn Oliver – mastering, mixing (track 8)

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for Starfucker

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|11|artist=Slayyyter|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 6, 2025}}
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|46|artist=Slayyyter|rowheader=true|access-date=April 6, 2025}}
scope="row"| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-albums/2023-10-03/|title=Top Current Album Sales: Week of October 3, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 6, 2025}}

| 32

scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-albums/2023-10-14/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums: Week of October 14, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017221250/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-albums/2023-10-14/|archive-date=October 17, 2023|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}

| 10

Release history

class="wikitable"

|+

!Region

!Date

!Edition(s)

!Format

!Label

rowspan="2" |Various

|September 22, 2023

|Standard

| {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming|LP}}

| rowspan="2" |Fader

December 1, 2023

|Deluxe

|{{hlist|Digital download|Streaming}}

Tour

To support Starfucker, Slayyyter began the Club Valentine Tour across the United States in October 2023.{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Slayyyter Sets 'Club Valentine' Tour Dates |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Slayyyter-Sets-Club-Valentine-Tour-Dates-20230817 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=25 September 2023}} The same month, dates for the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced for February 2024.{{cite web |last1=Yates |first1=Jonny |title=Slayyyter announces UK and Ireland tour: dates, tickets and more |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/09/slayyyter-tour-uk-tickets-presale/ |website=PinkNews |date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=2 December 2023}}

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+

!Date

!City

!Country

!Venue

!Supporting Act(s)

October 25, 2023

|Boston

| rowspan="4" |United States

|Royale

|Miss Madeline

October 26, 2023

|Brooklyn

|Brooklyn Steel

|Bayli
Miss Madeline

October 27, 2023

|Washington, D.C.

|9:30 Club

| rowspan="9" |Miss Madeline

October 28, 2023

|Philadelphia

|Theatre of Living Arts

October 31, 2023

|Toronto

|Canada

|The Opera House

November 2, 2023

|Columbus

| rowspan="8" |United States

|Newport Music Hall

November 3, 2023

|Detroit

|Saint Andrew's Hall

November 4, 2023

|Chicago

|House of Blues Chicago

November 6, 2023

|Denver

|Summit

November 7, 2023

|Salt Lake City

|Soundwell

November 10, 2023

|San Francisco

|The Regency Ballroom

November 11, 2023

|Los Angeles

|The Novo

|Bayli
Miss Madeline
Lolo Zouaï{{efn|Zouaï was credited as a "special guest", appearing during Slayyyter's set to perform their song "Makeup".{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Slayyyter Releases 'Starf*cker (Deluxe)' With Three New Tracks |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Slayyyter-Releases-Starfucker-Deluxe-With-Three-New-Tracks-20231201 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=2 December 2023}}}}

November 12, 2023

|San Diego

|The Observatory North Park

| rowspan="5" |Miss Madeline

February 11, 2024

|Dublin

|Ireland

|3Olympia Theatre

February 13, 2024

|Glasgow

| rowspan="3" |United Kingdom

|SWG3 Studio Warehouse

February 14, 2024

|Manchester

|O2 Ritz Manchester

February 17, 2024

|London

|O2 Forum Kentish Town

=Notes=

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.faderlabel.com/slayyyter slayyyter] at slayyyter.com
  • [https://www.discogs.com/release/28357900-Slayyyter-Starfucker Starfucker] at Discogs

Category:2023 albums

Category:Fader Label albums

Category:Slayyyter albums

Category:Electropop albums