REVIEWS FOR THE ZACHERY ALLAN STARKEY SINGLE COCAINE!:

“Cocaine!, it is brilliantly called—brilliantly titled, brilliantly executed, brilliantly everything...I predict it will become an international hit and on corporate mall playlists everywhere, like Forever 21..Girls react to the Richard Simmons-style aerobics disco beat—they dance...Cocaine!...is an anti-drug song, and for that we can be grateful....Bottomest of bottom lines: You need to hear this."

The Other Paper (John Petric), October 15th, 2009


"Cocaine!, Zachery Allan Starkey's second single from the more playful sophomore LP he's working on, is a marked step up from his first offering NO TEXTING ON THE DANCE FLOOR! "Cocaine!" is sleek and sharp. And though Starkey's vocals are still an acquired taste at best, he does a pretty good LCD Soundsystem homage here. That Casio drumbeat and those skittering keyboards make good bedfellows."

-The Alive!, October 14th, 2009


"Nightclubs are often fraught with sweat, strobes, and the occasional illicit substance. “A lot of people can’t go out without having a social lubricant,” said electro-pop musician Zachery Allan Starkey, “but I don’t have a problem relating to people when I’m completely sober.”

Since releasing his first record Solitaire in 2007, his songwriting has shifted from downcast introspection to social observation, as evidenced in his last single “NO TEXTING ON THE DANCE FLOOR!” which came out in May.

“Cocaine!” explores the “ridiculous and funny” times that he has been at clubs and parties surrounded by people who’ve indulged in nose candy. But even though he wants people to dance and have a little chuckle, his intentions are deep. "

 - COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND, October 12th, 2009.