Pitchfork: Sunset Rubdown Sign to Absolutely Kosher

Sunset Rubdown Sign to Absolutely Kosher

Spencer Krug, he's kind of like an experimental indie rock Dave Grohl: successful bands here and there, side projects everywhere. You may know him from Canadian creature bands Wolf Parade and Frog Eyes, but he's also the ringleader in Sunset Rubdown, who have quite an exciting future ahead of them.

The Montreal band has just signed to the Berkeley, California-based label Absolutely Kosher, home of the Wrens, Frog Eyes, Goblin Cock, Get Him Eat Him, and many, many others. Sunset Rubdown began recording their Absolutely Kosher debut this month at Montreal's Breakglass Studio, with a projected release date of May 2. Just in time for a planned national tour supporting Frog Eyes! (Man, is Krug going to be tired.) In addition, a five-track EP is set for release on the Canadian label Global Symphonic this January.

Although the project began as just Krug solo, as on this year's album Snake's Got a Leg (see? creatures...) released on Global Symphonic, it has since blossomed into a full-fledged band effort, including Jordan Robson Cramer, Mike Doerkson, and-- not straying far from that whole animal theme-- former Pony Up! member Camilla Wynn Ingr.

In other Wolf Parade news, the band is gearing up to cap off the year in Chicago at Pitchfork's 10th Anniversary Bash on New Year's Eve. (Sorry kids, it's sold out!) Post-10.0, they'll continue onto California with support from Chad VanGaalen.

Parading apologies and creatures live:

12-31 Chicago, IL - Viaduct Theater (Pitchfork Presents 10.0: 10th Anniversary Bash) *
01-02 San Diego, CA - The Casbah %
01-03 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey %
01-04 San Francisco, CA - The Independent %
01-05 San Francisco, CA - The Independent %

* with Blood on the Wall, Jason Forrest
% with Chad VanGaalen