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Spencer Krug (of Wolf Parade) brought his side project on tour to support the release of his debut LP, Shut Up I am Dreaming. Sunset Rubdown began as what appeared to be little more than Krug fooling around with a 4-track in his bedroom. His ‘Snakes Got a Leg’ ep was an overly lo-fi offering that failed to promote his skills as a both a musician and songwriter. He quickly graduated to the more produced ‘Sunset Rubdown EP’ which featured more layers of instrumentation than the fuzzed out keyboards of the earlier release. Sunset Rubdown has now flowered into a full on band with the release of the new LP and current tour. Angular guitars (not so different from Dan Boeckner’s of Wolf Parade) now counterpoint Krug’s keys and vocal whelps.
The Meeting Places are a band that I have been meaning to post about since I first came across some of their stuff earlier this year. With Zoviet’s recent review of Film School and their early 90’s dreampop influences, I wanted to add some fuel to the fire. Secretly, I believe that 2006 […]
There was a period of time where I couldn’t sleep well because of Eternal Sunshine. Something about the difficulty in the ups and downs of growing accustomed to someone else that was portrayed in the film hit really close to home. Pretty much every time I saw the movie, I ended up spending a sleepless night. Brion’s soundtrack played a huge roll in the mood and effect of the film. For me, the tracks tie in with visuals of moments in the movie, but none as strong as the opening “Theme,” which backs a disgruntled and lonely awakening. Feeling bad never felt so good.