Wolf Parade co-leader Spencer Krug reunited Sunset Rubdown in 2023 for their first tour since 2009, and now they’ve announced their first album in 15 years, Always Happy To Explode, due September 20 via Spencer’s own Pronounced Kroog label. According to a press release, the album was “recorded, more or less, live off the floor” at The Noise Floor with producer/engineer Jordan Koop.
The album’s lead single is “Reappearing Rat,” and it’s a distinctly Krugian art rock song that finds the band sounding totally energized. It comes with a Derek Janzen-directed video and you can check that out below.
Sunset Rubdown also announced another tour for this fall, kicking off in Vancouver and traveling around the US before ending back in Canada for Montreal and Toronto shows. NYC gets a stop on October 27 at Irving Plaza. Tickets to the whole tour go on sale Friday (7/12) at 10 AM local. All dates are listed below.
Sunset Rubdown — 2024 Tour Dates
10/10/24 Thu Vancouver BC Rickshaw Theatre
10/11/24 Fri Seattle WA Crocodile
10/12/24 Sat Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
10/14/24 Mon San Francisco CA Bimbo’s
10/15/24 Tue Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom
10/16/24 Wed Tucson AZ 191 Toole
10/18/24 Fri Austin TX The Parish
10/19/24 Sat Dallas TX Club Dada
10/20/24 Sun Baton Rouge LA Chelsea’s
10/21/24 Mon Atlanta GA Terminal West
10/22/24 Tue Durham NC Motorco Music Hall
10/23/24 Wed Washington DC Black Cat
10/24/24 Thu Philadelphia PA First Unitarian Church
10/25/24 Fri Catskills NY Glen Falls House
10/26/24 Sat Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall
10/27/24 Sun New York NY Irving Plaza
10/29/24 Tue Montreal QC La Tulipe
10/30/24 Wed Toronto ON Concert Hall