Spencer Krug
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| Spencer Krug | |
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 Spencer Krug w/ Sunset Rubdown at the Hi-Dive in Denver, CO, on April 16, 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 4, 1977 |
| Origin | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock |
| Years active | 2002 – Present |
| Label(s) | Sub Pop Absolutely Kosher Global Symphonic Jagjaguwar DSA |
| Associated acts | Wolf Parade Sunset Rubdown Frog Eyes Swan Lake Fifths of Seven |
Spencer Krug is a singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade, as well as Sunset Rubdown. He has also played in the bands Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, and Fifths of Seven.
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[edit] Overview
Born on May 4, 1977 and raised in Penticton, British Columbia[1][2], Krug began playing piano at age 12. He soon picked up guitar and focused primarily on those two instruments from there on out. Upon leaving Penticton, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he helped found the indie rock band Frog Eyes with his roommate at the time, Carey Mercer.[3] Krug took part in a March 2001 recording session that would later become Frog Eyes' first LP The Bloody Hand.[3] Shortly afterwards, however, Krug left the band and moved to Montreal, Quebec where he studied creative writing and musical composition at Concordia University.[4] In April of 2003 Krug formed Wolf Parade alongside fellow singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Boeckner.[5]
Wolf Parade's first show was opening for the Arcade Fire on the ’03 Us Kids Know tour.[5] Apologies to the Queen Mary, Wolf Parade's debut album, was produced by Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and released on Seattle indie label Sub Pop on September 27, 2005.
Also in 2005, Krug teamed up with Beckie Foon (A Silver Mt. Zion, Set Fire to Flames, Esmerine) and Rachel Levine (Cakelk), forming the instrumental string/piano/accordion-based trio Fifths of Seven.[6] Later that year, the band released Spry from Bitter Anise Folds.
As a side project to Wolf Parade, under the moniker Sunset Rubdown, Krug self-produced 5 EPs, each one focusing on specific thematic composition and instrumentation - acoustic guitar; piano and hand claps; synths and drum machines, etc. - of original songs. In the summer of 2005 selections from each of those EPs were compiled and released as the LP, Snake's Got a Leg. Originally a solo project, Sunset Rubdown expanded in the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006 to include Camilla Wynn Ingr (Pony Up!), Jordan Robson-Cramer (XY Lover, Magic Weapon, and Miracle Fortress) and Michael Doerksen. This new line-up released its first collaborative efforts: a 5 track self-titled EP, Sunset Rubdown, in January 2006, followed by the band's second LP, Shut Up I Am Dreaming, in May 2006. Sunset Rubdown’s third LP, Random Spirit Lover, was released October 2007 on Jagjaguwar Records.
Krug rejoined Frog Eyes as their keyboardist in the spring of 2006 and helped put out The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All and Tears of the Valedictorian.[3] Wolf Parade and Frog Eyes toured that year together, allowing Krug to participate in both bands simultaneously. Krug also recorded material for the indie rock supergroup Swan Lake alongside Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer and Destroyer's Dan Bejar. The group released their debut album, Beast Moans, on November 21, 2006 through Jagjaguwar Records.
Currently, Krug is touring with Wolf Parade, which is releasing its second LP entitled At Mount Zoomer on June 17 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Fifths of Seven
[edit] Frog Eyes
- The Bloody Hand (2002) Global Symphonic
- The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All (2006) Acuarela Discos
- Tears of the Valedictorian (2007) Absolutely Kosher
[edit] Sunset Rubdown
- Snake's Got a Leg (2005) Global Symphonic
- Sunset Rubdown EP (2006) Global Symphonic
- Shut Up I Am Dreaming (2006) Absolutely Kosher
- Random Spirit Lover (2007) Jagjaguwar
[edit] Swan Lake
[edit] Wolf Parade
- Wolf Parade (4-song EP)(2003) Self-Released
- Wolf Parade (6-song EP) (2004) Self-Released
- Wolf Parade (EP) (2005) Sub Pop
- Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005) Sub Pop
- At Mount Zoomer (2008) Sub Pop
[edit] Notable contributions
- In 2005, Krug contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" along with Dan Boeckner.
- Krug played keyboard for Destroyer's European Tour of Notorious Lightning & Other Works.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Birth date reported: Freedom for Mama’s Girls, May 4, 2007.
- ^ Age reported in 2006: David Berry "Spencer Krug is Just Parading as a Wolf, it Seems", Vue Weekly, 2006.
- ^ a b c Soft Abuse Records, "Frog Eyes: Biography", softabuse.com, retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ Michael Petitti, "Third Act: Sunset Rubdown collate again to create another stunner", Tucson Weekly, October 11, 2007.
- ^ a b Sub Pop Records, "Wolf Parade: Biography", subpop.com, retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ Fifths of Seven Official Website, "Review Section", fifthsofseven.com, retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ Daniel Gill, "Swan Lake preps debut full-length on Jagjaguwar", Force Field PR, August 6th, 2006.
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