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...Random Spirit Lover” is the place to find him. Krug, for the uninitiated, is not only keyboardist and vocalist for Sunset Rubdown, but a creative force behind Wolf Parade as well as a member of both Frog Eyes and Canadian indie supergroup Swan Lake. Krug??s credentials have undoubtedly attracted attention to Sunset Rubdown’s third LP in as many years; they’ve also set up extremely high expectations. While “Random Spirit Lover” is a valiant attempt to live up to them, it doesn?...
...Krug??s the heart and the project’s steadying influence. “All Fires,” appearing halfway through the album, is his most effective vehicle to date. He howls the tale of a flooding town in which drowning villagers clutch debris to stay above water (“Five hundred pieces means five hundred float/One thousand people means five hundred don’t.”) above gentle tremolo guitars and whistling synths. It’s the high point of the album, and a moment that’s hard...
It’s just that Krug makes more with that time. “Beast Moans” uses a thick tonal palette that takes several listens to really understand. And what becomes increasingly clear over the course of those listens is the value of Krug??s contribution to that sound. It’s enough to make one yearn for the next Wolf Parade LP. Expect its release to herald the demise of NAFTA...
...bars of the song, which were truly well-positioned last in the set, descended on the crowd like the mythical Circe’s spell, transforming tired and overheated twentysomethings into a roiling swinish mass oinking-along for their mother’s teat (in this case, keyboardist Spencer Krug??s vocals). If only the middle of the concert had maintained the energy from the opening or closing numbers. Technical issues were part of the problem, but the band’s own structure doesn’t help. Although of the band’s two lead...
...recent Undergraduate Council resolution which I read also with interest in Krug??s article, in fact, echoes our guidelines that require the clinical opinion of an “impartial, independent, University-appointed psychologist” regarding the nature of the alienation. It is important to note that while mediation is in most cases an integral part of the process of formulating that clinical opinion, the psychologist will always consider carefully individual circumstances with the general health and safety of the student in mind...