Sunset Rubdown Tours

Sunset Rubdown Tours in Support of Random Spirit Lover Album Out October 9th On Jagjaguwar

In support of Random Spirit Lover, their new album on Jagjaguwar that comes out on October 9, Sunset Rubdown's North American tour begins with a Pop Montreal festival show that also features Jagjaguwar friends and family members Black Mountain, Oakley Hall and Lightning Dust. Sunset Rubdown then ducks into the United States where they will begin tour dates with Johnny and the Moon and Magic Weapon. Their North American tour will span the breadth of the continent, including shows on the east and west coasts as well as the midwest. See below for a complete tour date listing.

The Sunset Rubdown moniker was first born to bear the solo bedroom recordings of Spencer Krug, but has since evolved into a full-fledged band, involving the vital contributions of fellow Montreal residents Jordan Robson Cramer, Michael Doerksen, and Camilla Wynne Ingr. The woven lyrics and singular songwriting style heard in Sunset Rubdown invoke a mythological world, where magical narratives and tiny metaphors give shape to ordinary objects in the room; sometimes beautiful, sometimes beastly.

A prolific and talented musician, Krug is also a member of Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade, and, in the fall of 2006, he collaborated with Dan Bejar of Destroyer and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes to form Swan Lake, recording their first album for Jagjaguwar called Beast Moans. Jordan Robson-Cramer is currently the brain behind Magic Weapon as well as a member of Miracle Fortress, and Michael Doerksen produces his own solo work under the name of Deep Sleepover.

"Beyond writing catchy tunes and packing them with whispers, mallets, harpsichord, and patches of cheapskate drum machines, [Spencer Krug's] an intriguing presence. Instead of bubbling along at one level, he roller coasters and raves, mixing nonsense with sharp observations and sadness with puns." - Pitchfork

SUNSET RUBDOWN tour dates http://www.jagjaguwar.com/shows.php
(with Johnny and the Moon and Magic Weapon from 10/07 through 10/31)

10/06/07 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre National w/ Black Mountain, Oakley Hall + Lightning Dust
10/07/07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
10/08/07 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/09/07 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10/10/07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10/11/07 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10/12/07 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/13/07 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10/15/07 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
10/16/07 Austin, TX - Emo's
10/18/07 Tucson, AZ - Plush
10/19/07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
10/21/07 San Francisco, CA - Independent
10/23/07 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10/24/07 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10/25/07 Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club
10/26/07 Victoria, BC - Logans
10/28/07 Calgary, Alberta - Broken City
10/29/07 Edmonton, Alberta - Velvet Underground
10/30/07 Saskatoon, Sask. - Amigos
10/31/07 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms
11/01/07 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
11/02/07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
11/03/07 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle