Sunset Rubdown
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| Sunset Rubdown | |
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.jpg) Sunset Rubdown performing at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on October 9, 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Québec, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Experimental rock Neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Label(s) | Absolutely Kosher Global Symphonic Jagjaguwar |
| Associated acts | Wolf Parade Swan Lake Frog Eyes Pony Up! XY Lover Magic Weapon Deep Sleepover Fifths of Seven |
| Website | Official site |
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| Spencer Krug Camilla Wynne Ingr Michael Doerksen Jordan Robson-Cramer Mark Nicol |
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Sunset Rubdown is an indie rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in July 2005. Eventually the group expanded to include Camilla Wynne Ingr (Pony Up!), Jordan Robson-Cramer (XY Lover, Miracle Fortress and Magic Weapon), and Michael Doerksen (Deep Sleepover). Krug is the main writer of the songs, and the other members add their ideas in as well. [1]
The new lineup released the Sunset Rubdown EP in January 2006, and the album Shut Up I Am Dreaming followed in May to wide-spread critical acclaim, finishing the year with a 15th place ranking on Pitchfork's best albums list. Random Spirit Lover was released in October, 2007 on the band's new label, Jagjaguwar, and was heralded as one of 2007's best albums by critics and music publications. [2] The CD made numerous top-20 albums of the year lists, earned Pitchfork's "Best New Music" distinction and finished in 14th spot in Pitchfork's year-end Readers Poll. The album also made NPR's list of top albums of 2007, and was nominated for the U.S. Indie Music industry's Plug Award in the Best Indie Album of the Year category.
In 2007 Mark 'the nuc' Nicol joined the band. Sunset Rubdown completed its first ever tour of UK and Europe in June 2008. The band completed recording their next album after a fall 2008 tour of the U.S.. Following a spring 2009 tour of several European countries, Dragonslayer was released on June 23rd, 2009. A North American tour is also planned during this period.
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[edit] Discography
- Snake's Got a Leg LP (2005) Global Symphonic
- Sunset Rubdown EP (2006) Global Symphonic
- Shut Up I Am Dreaming LP (2006) Absolutely Kosher
- Random Spirit Lover LP (2007) Jagjaguwar
- Sunset Rubdown Introducing Moonface EP (2009) Aagoo Records
- Dragonslayer LP (2009) Jagjaguwar
[edit] Personnel
- Spencer Krug - vocals, keys, guitar, kick drum
- Camilla Wynne Ingr - vocals, percussion, "Jane-of-all-trades"
- Michael Doerksen - guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums, vocals
- Jordan Robson-Cramer - drums, guitar, keyboards
- Mark 'the nuc' Nicol - bass, kalimba, drums
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.kevchino.com/interview/sunset-rubdown/46
- '^ Filter Magazine, "First Impressions: Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover, July 16, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Media
Media related to Sunset Rubdown at Wikimedia Commons- Sunset Rubdown Daytrotter Session Free MP3 Download
- Daytrotter Encore Session (Free Songs)
- Sunset Rubdown article October 2007
- Pitchfork interview
- Interview with Sunset Rubdown
- Brooklyn Vegan article
- Interview with Sunset Rubdown on czech Radio Wave (30 mins english audio with czech translation)
- Sunset Rubdown on NPR Music
- Other
- Official web site
- Artist page at Jagjaguwar label site
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