THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Twenty years ago, Spencer Krug began using the name Sunset Rubdown for his solo bedroom recordings — experiments too low-fi and odd for what was then a blossoming Wolf Parade.
By 2006, Sunset Rubdown had evolved into a full band, with core members Michael Doerksen, Jordan Robson-Cramer and Camilla Wynne having joined Krug on the stage and in the studio. And by 2009, the band had released three critically acclaimed albums: Shut Up I Am Dreaming, Random Spirit Lover and (with the addition of Mark Nicol on bass) Dragonslayer. Sunset Rubdown toured extensively across North America, Europe, and Japan, before quietly disbanding after a show in Tokyo in late 2009.
Fast forward 12 years to Krug whimsically sending the band a group email about a possible reunion — with each member replying with an enthusiastic “Yes” that same afternoon — and a dormant volcano beginning to rumble…
Despite over a decade of Krug incorrectly assuring fans it would never happen, Sunset Rubdown have reunited, with an extensive reunion tour already under their collective belt, and a fourth LP. Krug admits he was the last one to think a reunion would ever happen, but is grateful he was wrong. The first album from Sunset Rubdown in over 15 years, Always Happy To Explode consists of selected songs written by Krug, arranged and recorded by the band in January of 2024.”
