Sunset Rubdown News: Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer (2009)

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Spencer Krug is a busy man. Somehow the Montreal-based musician can keep balls in the air with his bands Wolf Parade, Swan Lake, and Frog Eyes. The latest entry in his catalogue is the new album from Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer.Dragonslayer is a collection of sweeping orchestral pop songs. The album combines elegant, dramatic arrangements with a deft indie pop ear. That makes songs like "Silver Moons" and "Apollo And the Buffalo And Anna Anna Anna Oh!" both majestic in scope and catchy in practice.

There is definitely a theme that runs through the album forming it into a cohesive whole. The epic...