Spencer Krug Of Wolf Parade returns to SUNSET RUBDOWN Dropping New Single“Cliché Town”

“Cliché Town” is the second single from Sunset Rubdown’s forthcoming album Always Happy To Explode—the band’s first release in fifteen years. The original version of Cliché Town was written in 2020, and posted to frontman Spencer Krug’s Patreon page as part of his song-a-month collection at the time. That demo version was made almost entirely on Krug’s laptop, consisting of a layered, delayed mess of software synths and canned drums, and so was chosen by Sunset Rubdown as a great contender to be reworked with “real” instruments into a full-band rock version. Sunset Rubdown’s take on the song was recorded mostly live-off-the-floor, with Krug on piano and vocals, Camilla Wynne on keyboard and omnichord, Nicholas Merz on bass, and Jordan Robson-Cramer on drums. Backup vocals by Wynne and Robson-Cramer were overdubbed later, as was the electric guitar part, written and performed by Robson-Cramer. Lyrically, the song explores feelings of frustration and hopelessness that can come with being stuck in a small town, specifically the sensation of being trapped next to, or rather below, unhinged neighbors. It is partly based on the real-life experiences of smalltown friends that Krug has made since moving to rural Vancouver Island about a decade ago. 

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The long and driving art rock outro of “Cliché Town” is a shining example of how different a finished song can sound from its demo once it’s been rewritten and delivered by a group of unique musicians. For this reason it is one of Krug’s favorite moments on the album, and partly why this song was chosen as the second single in the upcoming LP’s campaign.