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Dragonslayer, Sunset Rubdown

Article published 7th Aug 09
Dragonslayer, Sunset Rubdown Hear

What:
Dragonslayer

Who:
Sunset Rubdown

On:
Jagjaguwar

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As Wolf Parade went global, Sunset Rubdown became Spencer Krug's backyard project. Like a private sanctuary, Sunset Rubdown was an escape; a chance to burrow holes in different directions, with full credence given to the swirl and glisten of Krug's lurid pop music.

On Dragonslayer, Krug's fantastical worldview shouts its loudest. Though the songs are built on solid melodies, Krug surely shapes them through constant renovation - a new counter melody, a final progression entirely alien to the rest of the song - like an extravagant castle built progressively from a pile of bricks. The result - clearest on the epic ‘Idiot Heart' and ‘You Go On Ahead' - is a batch of songs with several personalities, all set in their own directions.

It could be obfuscated or pretentious, tricky for the sake of it, but it's not. It's 50 minutes of wonderfully ambitious music, with Krug's near-cracking staccato howl and bold lyricism with loveable centrepieces.

By Paul W. Donoughue

Genre: Rock

Release: Album

Keywords: Jagjaguwar, Album, Sunset Rubdown

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