Sunset Rubdown drop their new album Always Happy To Explode on September 20th, 2024. Along with the news, the band have share lead-single “Reappearing Rat.” The new release will be supported by a North American, kicking off on October 10th in Vancouver, BC, other stops include New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Twenty years ago, Spencer Krug began Sunset Rubdown as a solo project for his low-fi recordings, distinct from his work with Wolf Parade. By 2005, it evolved into a full band with Michael Doerksen, Jordan Robson-Cramer, and Camilla Wynne. They released their third album, Dragon Slayer, in 2008 and played their final show in Tokyo in 2009. After more than a decade apart, Krug had a dream about reuniting the band and emailed the members. They eagerly agreed, leading to a successful reunion tour. With new bassist Nicholas Merz, Sunset Rubdown decided to create a new album, fueled by the fun they rediscovered on tour.

“Reappearing Rat” is an upbeat, acoustic guitar-driven ode to the tiny monster that lives in our headsb the one that makes itself known anytime blessings such as serenity, clarity, or acceptance are on our emotional horizons. The recording features Spencer Krug on acoustic guitar and vocals, Camilla Wynne on keyboard / omnichord and vocals, Nick Merz on bass, and Jordan Robson-Cramer on drums. It was recorded, more or less, live off the floor record at a studio called The Noise Floor, under the guidance of producer/engineer Jordan Koop.

Sunset Rubdown
Happy To Explode
Track Listing:

Losing Light
All Alright
Candles
Snowball
Ghoulish Hearts
Reappearing Rat
Cliché Town
Worm
Fable Killer

Sunset Rubdown 2024 Tour Dates

10/10 Vancouver BC Rickshaw Theatre
10/11 Seattle WA Crocodile
10/12 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
10/14 San Francisco CA Bimbo’s
10/15 Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom
10/16 Tucson AZ 191 Toole
10/18 Austin TX The Parish
10/19 Dallas TX Club Dada
10/20 Baton Rouge LA Chelsea’s
10/21 Atlanta GA Terminal West
10/22 Durham NC Motorco Music Hall
10/23 Washington DC Black Cat
10/24 Philadelphia PA First Unitarian Church
10/25 Catskills NY Glen Falls House
10/26 Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall
10/27 New York NY Irving Plaza
10/29 Montreal QC La Tulipe
10/30 Toronto ON Concert Hall

Pre-order Always Happy To Explode by Sunset Rubdown HERE