The wait is over!! It is an amazing feat these days to not have your record leak before release, and now Sunset Rubdown have achieved this lofty goal. Starting today, Jagjaguwar has Dragonslayer available for pre-order, which “entitles you to a free high-quality digital download of this album and/or bonus material which can be redeemed immediately for semi-instant gratification.”
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 11:07 am
Filed under: News
I don’t usually post about bands outside of the Wolf Parade realm, but my love for Think About Life needs to be shared with all. Some of you might have seen them open for Wolf Parade back in 2005. Their new record ‘Family’ comes out May 26th on Alien 8 Records.
Family is broken-toy disco rock, served funky, like a big friendly bowl of sugary breakfast cereal. Upon a base of hearty synths and sweaty drums these tunes bubble with ‘80s pop guitar licks and are bedazzled with meta-marshmallows of electronic drones and glitchy samples. This alt-dance exterior is a framework from which hang beautifully rhythmic vocals, either musing empathetically about high-school lovers and guilt-ridden bus rides or issuing vaguely strange missives about mysterious wizards and black champagne. The tone is sometimes sly, sometimes frantic but never menacing, ironic or fey. Sounds like LCD Sound System, Outkast, Blur, TV on the Radio, Cars and Quincy Jones-era Michael Jackson done in the ramshackle, outsider style of Public Enemy’s producers the Bomb Squad. Family is probably as influenced by cartoon theme songs and 8-bit video game music as the L.A. riots. Beyond its charming pop heart and playful nouveau-disco trimmings, Family can also serve as a floatation device in case of bad-vibes. Step into their rad imagination, they got the magic touch.
You can listen to a stream of the entire record here. You can purchase an mp3 version of the record now in in the digital format of your choice! (FLAC Lossless, 320 Kbps MP3, Variable Bit Rate MP3).
Just wanted to let you know that all pre-orders for Dragonslayer at Insound will get the MP3s of the entire album sent to customers inboxes FOR FREE on 5/21 – A FULL MONTH before the 6/23 release date! Just pre-order and an email will be sent out on the 21st with a link to download the entire Dragonslayer album. Links to the CD and LP are below.
Sunset Rubdown were in Krakow, Poland last week where they filmed a short news video (interview + some music) for KTVI. You can watch it here. It appears the band will definitely be returning to Europe in September, and so far a string of UK dates are already on sale:
Sunset Rubdown visited Radio.Wave in Prague while on tour last month for an in studio interview. You can hear the full interview here and see some in studio photos here. There is a rumor that Sunset Rubdown will be back in Europe in the fall, starting with some UK dates in September. Thanks to Biscuit for the info.
Sorry for the delay in updates. First things first, looks like the Sunset Rubdown 7″ ‘Introducing Moonface’ will be shipped on May 8th. An email from Alec at Aagoo Records stated that “there were some issues with the mastering”. A picture of the back cover was up at the Aagoo Records site last week which read that this release was “Written, Recorded, etc. by Spencer Krug in his house and Mixed by Arlen Thompson and Spencer Krug at Breakglass Studios”. The single is currently sold out, and we are unsure if the band will have any to sell on tour. As always you can check their full list of tour dates to see when the rubdown are coming to a town near you.
Handsome Furs are set to do a string of east coast tour dates in July. Most dates are on sale through Frontgate/Ducat King. Here’s a full list of their North American tour dates:
In related news, Johnny and the Moon (Dante Decaro’s band) is doing a one off show with Listening Party at the Sugar Night Club in Victoria, BC. Tickets are on sale now.
