Sunset Rubdown

I know I've mentioned Sunset Rubdown before, but if you're anywhere near Buffalo this Saturday you should catch them at the Tralf (or in Toronto on Sunday).

It always surprises me how many people haven't listened to Sunset Rubdown, especially when you consider the popularity of Wolf Parade. Which confuses me because I'm slowly beginning to like Sunset Rubdown more than Wolf Parade (matter of personal choice, let's not start a war here). Sure, some Sunset Rubdown song titles could be titles to Post Rock songs, but that doesn't really matter.

Another thing that blew my mind was how confused people get over who is in what band. I've had people think that Carey Mercer was in Sunset Rubdown, Krug in New Pornographers, and Boeckner in Swan Lake. It really isn't that hard! I feel like a high school teacher, but I've made a little visual aid to sort out any confusion.

The bands of course are in boxes, artists in ovals (NOT circles). Of course a name enclosed in both designates a person with a solo project. Lines show a present connection, squigglies show a previous connection. For simplicity's sake, I haven't added everything to this chart (many of the people have a few bands not shown), since the members of The New Pornographers alone would add sixty bands to the chart. But hopefully that sorts out any confusion.





Sunset Rubdown - Courtesan Has Sung

While this song starts off very minimalistic (I don't mean the genre), the build is great. Give this one a listen all the way through, even if it doesn't grab you first.


Sunset Rubdown - The Taming of the Hands that Came Back to Life *

Don't think a lot needs to be said for this song, I've had it on repeat for some time now.




*Could totally be the title to a post rock song.







And in case my family still occasionally still checks this blog, don't worry my room is neater than that chart.