Spencer Krug
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Spencer Krug is a Canadian musician
. He is currently the singer, songwriter
and keyboardist
for the indie rock
bands Wolf Parade
and Sunset Rubdown
. He has also performed with other Canadian
bands including Swan Lake
, Frog Eyes
, Fifths of Seven
, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various instruments
. His involvement in many musical acts has garnered him a noticeably high output of work, being credited on several releases a year. While his distinctive voice and singing style have drawn equal parts praise and derision, his songwriting abilities have been much-lauded in the music press, and he has been called "arguably the most talented songwriter of this generation."
, where at age 12, he first began playing piano. Soon after he picked up guitar
, focusing on the two instruments. Upon leaving Penticton, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia
where he helped found the indie rock band Frog Eyes
with his then-roommate
, Carey Mercer
. Krug took part in a March 2001 recording session that would later become Frog Eyes' first LP, The Bloody Hand
. Shortly afterwards, however, Krug left the band and moved to Montreal
, Quebec
where he studied creative writing and musical composition at Concordia University
. In April 2003 Krug formed Wolf Parade
alongside fellow singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Boeckner
.
Wolf Parade's first show was opening for Arcade Fire on the ’03 "Us Kids Know" tour. 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
. 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. Sunset Rubdown's fourth LP, Dragonslayer
, was released in 2009 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
. 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.
In mid-2008, Krug toured with Wolf Parade in support of their second LP entitled At Mount Zoomer
on June 17, 2008. On March 24, 2009 Swan Lake released their second album, Enemy Mine
. Sunset Rubdown's most recent album, entitled Dragonslayer
, was released on Jagjaguwar Records on June 23, 2009. In January 2010, Krug released Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums under the Moonface moniker. In June 2010, Wolf Parade released their third full album, Expo 86
. A world tour supporting the new album followed, after which Wolf Parade went on indefinite hiatus.
Krug is currently touring in support of Moonface's new album, Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
, with future plans to record with the band Siinai.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is currently the singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
for the indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
bands Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of May 31, 2011.-History:...
and Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is an art rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in early 2005...
. He has also performed with other Canadian
Music of Canada
The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
bands including Swan Lake
Swan Lake (band)
Swan Lake is a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. Originally playing under the moniker "Thunder Cloud", the group...
, Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the...
, Fifths of Seven
Fifths of Seven
Fifths of Seven is an instrumental string/piano/accordion-based trio out of Montreal, Canada, composed of Spencer Krug , Beckie Foon , and Rachel Levine...
, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various instruments
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
. His involvement in many musical acts has garnered him a noticeably high output of work, being credited on several releases a year. While his distinctive voice and singing style have drawn equal parts praise and derision, his songwriting abilities have been much-lauded in the music press, and he has been called "arguably the most talented songwriter of this generation."
Overview
Krug was born on May 4, 1977 and raised in Penticton, British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, where at age 12, he first began playing piano. Soon after he picked up guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, focusing on the two instruments. Upon leaving Penticton, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
where he helped found the indie rock band Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the...
with his then-roommate
Roommate
A roommate is a person who shares a living facility such as an apartment or dormitory. Similar terms include suitemate, housemate, flatmate , or sharemate...
, Carey Mercer
Carey Mercer
Carey Mercer is a Canadian musician and English teacher best known for his work as lead singer of the indie rock band Frog Eyes and his work in Swan Lake. He has an additional solo project called Blackout Beach. Once, when on tour with Sum 41 , Mercer fell off stage and bruised his tailbone at a...
. Krug took part in a March 2001 recording session that would later become Frog Eyes' first LP, The Bloody Hand
The Bloody Hand
The Bloody Hand is the debut album by Frog Eyes, and was released in 2002 on Global Symphonic Records. The album was reissued by Absolutely Kosher Records on April 18, 2006 with nine extra tracks.- Track listing :2002 release...
. Shortly afterwards, however, Krug left the band and moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
where he studied creative writing and musical composition at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
. In April 2003 Krug formed Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of May 31, 2011.-History:...
alongside fellow singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Boeckner
Dan Boeckner
Dan Boeckner is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He currently fronts the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs and was previously a member of Atlas Strategic.-Overview:...
.
Wolf Parade's first show was opening for Arcade Fire on the ’03 "Us Kids Know" tour. Apologies to the Queen Mary
Apologies to the Queen Mary
Apologies to the Queen Mary is the highly-acclaimed first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade.- Track listing :# "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" – 2:54# "Modern World" – 2:52...
, Wolf Parade's debut album, was produced by Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
frontman Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock (musician)
Isaac Brock is the lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova...
and released on Seattle indie label Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
on September 27, 2005.
Also in 2005, Krug teamed up with Beckie Foon (A Silver Mt. Zion
A Silver Mt. Zion
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra are a Canadian band which formed in 1999, originating from Montreal, Quebec...
, Set Fire to Flames
Set Fire to Flames
Set Fire to Flames is a post-rock band of thirteen musicians from Montreal, Canada, who have released two albums on Alien8 Recordings, FatCat Records....
, Esmerine
Esmerine
Esmerine is an experimental instrumental group started by Bruce Cawdron and Beckie Foon, who have contributed to other Montreal-based bands as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Set Fire to Flames, and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band...
) and Rachel Levine (Cakelk), forming the instrumental string/piano/accordion-based trio Fifths of Seven
Fifths of Seven
Fifths of Seven is an instrumental string/piano/accordion-based trio out of Montreal, Canada, composed of Spencer Krug , Beckie Foon , and Rachel Levine...
. Later that year, the band released Spry from Bitter Anise Folds.
As a side project to Wolf Parade, under the moniker Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is an art rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in early 2005...
, 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
Snake's Got a Leg
Snake's Got a Leg is the debut album of Sunset Rubdown. It was released in July 2005 on the Global Symphonic label.Most of the material on this album was recorded by Spencer Krug using a cheap microphone connected to a standard PC in his bedroom...
. Originally a solo project, Sunset Rubdown expanded in the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006 to include Camilla Wynn Ingr (Pony Up!
Pony Up!
- Early years :Pony Up! formed on New Year's Eve 2002 and, upon developing a relationship with singer Ben Lee, released their debut, self-titled EP, Pony Up! in 2005 on his friend Steve Aoki's label, Dim Mak.- 2006-2007 :...
), Jordan Robson-Cramer (XY Lover, Magic Weapon
Magic Weapon
Magic Weapon is an indie rock group based out of Montreal, Canada, fronted by multi-instrumentalist Jordan Robson-Cramer, who also is a member of Sunset Rubdown and former member of Miracle Fortress.-Overview:...
, and Miracle Fortress
Miracle Fortress
Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal. The band is primarily a project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt. Van Pelt also a member of Think About Life.-Band history:...
) and Michael Doerksen. This new line-up released its first collaborative efforts: a 5 track self-titled EP, Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown (EP)
Sunset Rubdown is a self-titled EP by Sunset Rubdown. It was released in January 2006 on the Global Symphonic label. Following the release of Krug's solo album Snake's Got a Leg, Sunset Rubdown acquired three new band members...
, in January 2006, followed by the band's second LP, Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Shut Up I Am Dreaming is the second LP by Sunset Rubdown. It was released in May 2006 on Absolutely Kosher Records. Shut Up I Am Dreaming is the first album showcasing the expanded Sunset Rubdown line-up, featuring new members Camilla Wynn Ingr, Michael Doerksen, and Jordan Robson-Cramer. The album...
, in May 2006. Sunset Rubdown's third LP, Random Spirit Lover
Random Spirit Lover
Random Spirit Lover is Sunset Rubdown's third LP, released on October 9, 2007. The album marked Sunset Rubdown's change from the Absolutely Kosher Records label to the Bloomington, Indiana-based Jagjaguwar records...
, was released October 2007 on Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
Records. Sunset Rubdown's fourth LP, Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer (Sunset Rubdown album)
Dragonslayer is the fourth LP recorded by the Canadian indie band Sunset Rubdown. It is the second of their albums to be recorded under the Jagjaguwar recording label. It was released June 23, 2009. The album was made available for MP3 download with preorder on May 20, 2009...
, was released in 2009 on Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
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
The Future is Inter-disciplinary or Not at All
The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All is an EP by Frog Eyes, released by Acuarela Discos in Spain in 2006.The EP was not as well received as previous releases, Coke Machine Glow going as far as to describe the album as one that "isn't good", and the level to which it can frustrate...
and Tears of the Valedictorian
Tears of the Valedictorian
Tears of the Valedictorian is a 2007 album by Canadian indie rock band Frog Eyes. It has received high critical praise, with Pitchfork Media declaring it "one of their best full-lengths to date" and "recommending" the album....
. 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
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Swan Lake
Swan Lake (band)
Swan Lake is a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. Originally playing under the moniker "Thunder Cloud", the group...
alongside Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer
Carey Mercer
Carey Mercer is a Canadian musician and English teacher best known for his work as lead singer of the indie rock band Frog Eyes and his work in Swan Lake. He has an additional solo project called Blackout Beach. Once, when on tour with Sum 41 , Mercer fell off stage and bruised his tailbone at a...
and Destroyer's Dan Bejar
Dan Bejar
Daniel Bejar is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver renowned for his challenging and often cryptic lyrics and unorthodox vocals featured in many of his songs. Bejar has gained widespread popularity through his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie-rock band The New Pornographers,...
. The group released their debut album, Beast Moans
Beast Moans
Beast Moans is the debut album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released in November 2006 on the label Jagjaguwar. It was recorded at Dead Wood Studios in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia as well as at a house in Victoria, British Columbia....
, on November 21, 2006 through Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
Records.
In mid-2008, Krug toured with Wolf Parade in support of their second LP entitled At Mount Zoomer
At Mount Zoomer
At Mount Zoomer, the second full length LP from the Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade, was released on June 17, 2008.-Album title:The album is named after drummer Arlen Thompson's sound studio, Mount Zoomer, which apparently is "a B.C...
on June 17, 2008. On March 24, 2009 Swan Lake released their second album, Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine (album)
Enemy Mine is the second album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released on March 24, 2009 on the label Jagjaguwar.-Track listing:# "Spanish Gold, 2044" - 5:15# "Paper Lace" - 3:44...
. Sunset Rubdown's most recent album, entitled Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer (Sunset Rubdown album)
Dragonslayer is the fourth LP recorded by the Canadian indie band Sunset Rubdown. It is the second of their albums to be recorded under the Jagjaguwar recording label. It was released June 23, 2009. The album was made available for MP3 download with preorder on May 20, 2009...
, was released on Jagjaguwar Records on June 23, 2009. In January 2010, Krug released Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums under the Moonface moniker. In June 2010, Wolf Parade released their third full album, Expo 86
Expo 86 (album)
Expo 86 is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade. It was released on 29 June 2010."Expo 86" was recognized by Exclaim! as the No. 17 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. Exclaim! writer Josh O'Kane said: "Long gone are the densely layered sonic landscapes of Wolf Parade albums...
. A world tour supporting the new album followed, after which Wolf Parade went on indefinite hiatus.
Krug is currently touring in support of Moonface's new album, Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped is the first full length album to be released by musician Spencer Krug under his Moonface moniker...
, with future plans to record with the band Siinai.
Fifths of Seven
- Spry from Bitter Anise Folds (2005) DSALes Disques Du Soleil Et De L'AcierLes Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier , or DSA, is a French record label created in the '80s by Gerard Nguyen, already author of the fanzine Atem, and producer of the duo Kas Product...
Frog Eyes
- The Bloody HandThe Bloody HandThe Bloody Hand is the debut album by Frog Eyes, and was released in 2002 on Global Symphonic Records. The album was reissued by Absolutely Kosher Records on April 18, 2006 with nine extra tracks.- Track listing :2002 release...
(2002) Global Symphonic - The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at AllThe Future is Inter-disciplinary or Not at AllThe Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All is an EP by Frog Eyes, released by Acuarela Discos in Spain in 2006.The EP was not as well received as previous releases, Coke Machine Glow going as far as to describe the album as one that "isn't good", and the level to which it can frustrate...
(2006) Acuarela Discos - Tears of the ValedictorianTears of the ValedictorianTears of the Valedictorian is a 2007 album by Canadian indie rock band Frog Eyes. It has received high critical praise, with Pitchfork Media declaring it "one of their best full-lengths to date" and "recommending" the album....
(2007) Absolutely Kosher
Sunset Rubdown
- Snake's Got a LegSnake's Got a LegSnake's Got a Leg is the debut album of Sunset Rubdown. It was released in July 2005 on the Global Symphonic label.Most of the material on this album was recorded by Spencer Krug using a cheap microphone connected to a standard PC in his bedroom...
(2005) Global Symphonic - Sunset Rubdown EPSunset Rubdown (EP)Sunset Rubdown is a self-titled EP by Sunset Rubdown. It was released in January 2006 on the Global Symphonic label. Following the release of Krug's solo album Snake's Got a Leg, Sunset Rubdown acquired three new band members...
(2006) Global Symphonic - Shut Up I Am DreamingShut Up I Am DreamingShut Up I Am Dreaming is the second LP by Sunset Rubdown. It was released in May 2006 on Absolutely Kosher Records. Shut Up I Am Dreaming is the first album showcasing the expanded Sunset Rubdown line-up, featuring new members Camilla Wynn Ingr, Michael Doerksen, and Jordan Robson-Cramer. The album...
(2006) Absolutely Kosher - Random Spirit LoverRandom Spirit LoverRandom Spirit Lover is Sunset Rubdown's third LP, released on October 9, 2007. The album marked Sunset Rubdown's change from the Absolutely Kosher Records label to the Bloomington, Indiana-based Jagjaguwar records...
(2007) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label... - Introducing MoonfaceSunset Rubdown Introducing MoonfaceSunset Rubdown Introducing Moonface is a two-song EP by Sunset Rubdown, which was released in April 2009. The two-song "picture disc" was recorded at Spencer Krug's house and mixed by Arlen Thompson and Krug at Breakglass Studio....
(2009) Global Symphonic - DragonslayerDragonslayer (Sunset Rubdown album)Dragonslayer is the fourth LP recorded by the Canadian indie band Sunset Rubdown. It is the second of their albums to be recorded under the Jagjaguwar recording label. It was released June 23, 2009. The album was made available for MP3 download with preorder on May 20, 2009...
(2009) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
Moonface
- Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums (2010) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
- Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd HopedOrgan Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd HopedOrgan Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped is the first full length album to be released by musician Spencer Krug under his Moonface moniker...
(2011) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
Swan Lake
- Beast MoansBeast MoansBeast Moans is the debut album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released in November 2006 on the label Jagjaguwar. It was recorded at Dead Wood Studios in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia as well as at a house in Victoria, British Columbia....
(2006) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label... - Enemy MineEnemy Mine (album)Enemy Mine is the second album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released on March 24, 2009 on the label Jagjaguwar.-Track listing:# "Spanish Gold, 2044" - 5:15# "Paper Lace" - 3:44...
(2009) JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
Wolf Parade
- Wolf Parade (4-song EP)Wolf Parade (4 song EP)Wolf Parade is the first EP by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade."Modern World" and "Dinner Bells" would later appear on their debut LP Apologies to the Queen Mary-Track listing:#"Modern World" - 2:46...
(2003) Self-Released - Wolf Parade (6-song EP) (2004) Self-Released
- Wolf Parade (EP)Wolf Parade (2005 EP)Wolf Parade is an EP by the Canadian indie band Wolf Parade. It was released on July 12, 2005 on Sub Pop. "Shine a Light" and "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" also appeared on Wolf Parade's full-length release, Apologies to the Queen Mary later that same year.-Track listing:# "Shine a...
(2005) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... - Apologies to the Queen MaryApologies to the Queen MaryApologies to the Queen Mary is the highly-acclaimed first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade.- Track listing :# "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" – 2:54# "Modern World" – 2:52...
(2005) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... - At Mount ZoomerAt Mount ZoomerAt Mount Zoomer, the second full length LP from the Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade, was released on June 17, 2008.-Album title:The album is named after drummer Arlen Thompson's sound studio, Mount Zoomer, which apparently is "a B.C...
(2008) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... - Expo 86Expo 86 (album)Expo 86 is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade. It was released on 29 June 2010."Expo 86" was recognized by Exclaim! as the No. 17 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. Exclaim! writer Josh O'Kane said: "Long gone are the densely layered sonic landscapes of Wolf Parade albums...
(2010) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
Notable contributions
- In 2005, Krug contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" is a charity single inspired by "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada on Vice Records by a cast of rock artists and other performers under the name "North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative"...
" along with Dan BoecknerDan BoecknerDan Boeckner is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He currently fronts the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs and was previously a member of Atlas Strategic.-Overview:...
. - Krug played keyboard for DestroyerDestroyer (band)Destroyer is a Canadian indie pop band fronted by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar.- Overview :Daniel Bejar is an independent pop singer-songwriter from Vancouver who formed Destroyer in 1995. He self-produced his first album, the lo-fi We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge, which was recorded at his in...
's European Tour of Notorious Lightning & Other WorksNotorious Lightning & Other WorksNotorious Lightning and Other Works is an EP by Destroyer, released in 2005. After shocking many fans by supporting the synth driven album Your Blues with the avant-guitar band Frog Eyes, Dan Bejar decided to put to tape some of the very different versions of songs from Your Blues...
.