Following the release of last year's “Running Around,” “Always/Never” and “Armatron," STRFKR kick off 2024 with details of their upcoming full-length, Parallel Realms - out March 1. Alongside the announcement, the dance-pop juggernauts share US headline dates and new single/video “Together Forever” (directed by Connor Martin) - watch below.

STRFKR’s energetic, danceable pop has assumed many forms since they first emerged in 2007, always reliably delivering unshakeable melodies and larger-than-life anthems infused with intellectually challenging lyrics. In a journey that’s taken new directions for over 15 years, every step has led them to Parallel Realms. Pre-order your copy of the Parallel Realms 2xLP on limited edition Kelly Green & Cobalt Blue Cornetto with Pink Splatter vinyl, plus a full spread of inter-dimensional merch. 

For a band used to getting into the weeds with their highly controlled writing process, everything fell into place almost a little too effortlessly. At some point, though, STRFKR made the conscious decision to step out of their own way, not overcomplicate things, and just let the album come together around this new, singular energy. The band followed this impulse further, digging through their archives to resurrect songs that hadn’t made sense until now.

While combing through stacks of partially-realized demos, it became clear that the most interesting tracks all had a consistent playfulness to them. Repeatedly circling back to the idea of how different people can experience the same thing from wildly different emotional vantage points, subconscious lyrical patterns started arising with a through-line of upbeat fun that sometimes bordered on ‘80s synth pop euphoria.

Leaning into this tendency toward collective creation, STRFKR recruited Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead) to work his mixing magic to finalize their clearest, most organized and exciting album yet. The rhythm sections are huge, the hooks are crystalline, and the entire album gels into a cohesive, dynamic whole. Gone are any hints of “indie” caliber production; these songs sound enormous, with a level of glitter that contends with modern commercial radio hits. The abrupt gear-shifting and experimental detours of previous albums are reshaped into concise, song-serving flashes while minute-long ambient interludes cleanse the palate between immediately catchy floor-filling dance tracks - and neither overstay their welcome.

STRFKR - 'Parallel Realms' Album Art

Parallel Realms Tracklist

1. Always / Never
2. Holding On
3. interspace 2
4. Feelings
5. Together Forever
6. Under Water / In Air
7. Armatron
8. interspace 3
9. Chizzlers
10. interspace 4
11. Running Around
12. Carnival
13. Lot Of Nice Things
14. interspace 5
15. Waited For It
16. Something To Prove
17. Leaving