Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sunset Rubdown Title: Shut Up I Am Dreaming (Dig) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Absolutely Kosher Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 5/2/2006 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 653225006021, 094637499252, 505015983992 |
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 | Sunset Rubdown Shut Up I Am Dreaming (Dig) Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Sunset Rubdown?s music is lo-fi, shell-shocked, dissonant, and very reminiscent of David Bowie/Brian Eno?s post-apocalypse fixation, circa Station to Station. The images and music that singer Spencer Krug has put to tape t... more » |
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Amazon.com Sunset Rubdown?s music is lo-fi, shell-shocked, dissonant, and very reminiscent of David Bowie/Brian Eno?s post-apocalypse fixation, circa Station to Station. The images and music that singer Spencer Krug has put to tape tell of futility and disconnectedness through his warbled, pained singing--a style that almost distracts too much from the music. It's similar to the way that Conor Oberst's rawness sometimes overwhelms Bright Eyes. However, there are standouts like "I'm Sorry That I Sang on Your Hands That Have Been in the Grave," where a weirdly gorgeous meditation over a click-track coughs up a glimmering loneliness. On "The Men Are Called Horsemen There" glam and drama are dialed all the way up and mixed with a heavy Spectorian wall of sound. "Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings" swirls with tension, then opens into an '80s New-Romantic sad dance party. Employing unusual instruments, off-kilter arrangements, and an all-around herky-jerky feel, the album is intriguing and unsettling, not unlike Krug?s other projects, Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade. --Gabi Knight Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMy top release of 2006 Ivar Zeile | Denver, CO | 12/21/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "I cannot state more emphatically that Sunset Rubdowns album is my pick for album of the year, not just for how surprisingly good it is to anyone that enjoyed Wolf Parade's incredible debut but because it is simply inspiring from start to finish. As a whole this is the most delightful kind of album, the one you wish everyone's side-band would put out to keep the enthusiasm going. The fact that it will remain under almost everyone's radar is not entirely bad, as it leaves it open for discovery many, many years down the road." More than a side project... Luke M. Schierholz | Illinois | 03/26/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "I found out about this group the same way that many others most likely have: I listened to Wolf Parade, wanted more and realized that singer/songwriter/keyboardist Spencer Krug had another band. That band is Sunset Rubdown and while it is quite different than Wolf Parade (it's softer and more musically sparse), it still contains the unmistakeable love-or-hate vocals that Krug supplies for both groups. But if you loved Krug's somewhat-strained delivery on Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary then you'll likely enjoy this side project of his. The album does need quite a few listens for it to really grow on you but I instantly loved such tracks as "Us Ones In Between" with it's cryptic and poetic lyrics and it's simple piano melody. "I'm Sorry I Sang On Your Hands That Have Been in the Grave" has a wonderfully eerie, carnival-like, music-box esque charm to it that makes it stand out from the rest of the album. And finally, "The Men Are Called Horsemen There" and "Snakes Got a Leg III" give the album its most musically intense moments. I have to mention that Sunset Rubdown also has an LP and an EP that were released prior to this. I absolutely love the EP. I highly recommend trying to find it and if you do - buy it! It has 5 tracks and they are all fantastic. I especially love "Three Colours". While "A Day in the Graveyard" parts I and II are probably the two best songs written and recorded by the band." A real surprise scot lade | fort myers | 08/06/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "not being a huge fan of wolf parade or frog eyes, i didn't expect too much from this release. what i got was a well-thought-out, entirely entertaining album. krug's work with the aforementioned bands always semed to me a bit overstated, but here there is a respect for the whole and the sound is terrific, haunting and downright logical. maybe i'll go back and see if i can give my apologies to queen mary."
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