STRFKR at the Bandshell

Starting out under the head-turning moniker Starfucker, STRFKR is an indie electro band formed by Josh Hodges, a songwriter with an aptitude for breezy hooks. The project’s dance-friendly eponymous debut appeared in 2008 and led to a record deal with Polyvinyl. Amidst regular lineup changes, the group cracked the Billboard 200 with their third full-length, 2013’s Miracle Mile. A spacier fifth album tempered Hodges’ catchy synth pop inclinations with a soft-focus palette that incorporated acoustic guitar. Titled Future Past Life, it arrived in 2020, which also brought the instrumental outing Ambient 1. STRFKR streamlined prior melodic, groove-forward, ambient, and experimental sensibilities into the nearly hourlong alternative-dance set Parallel Realms in 2024.