Spencer to Release More New Material in January

On January 26, indie rock god Spencer Krug will release the Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums on Jagjaguwar, under his solo/alter ego name Moonface, which I really hate, but hey, if Spencer wants to call himself that, he's earned the right.  I could go through the litany of albums and projects he's been a part of since 2005, but it's so staggeringly long and filled with such utter brilliance that it's not even worth rehashing right now.  Let's just say he was a part of four of the Vague Space top 12 albums of the decade and he released 2 albums for 2 separate bands just in 2009, along with his first foray into his Moonface persona, a two-song single that came out in the spring.  Those songs were awesome, and he played "Coming to at Dawn" both times I saw him with Sunset Rubdown this year, and it's really good live.  I'd attached a gorgeous live version of "Insane Love is Awakening" below, and both songs will find their place in my top songs of 2009, along with almost all the songs on Dragonslayer by Sunset Rubdown and several songs on Swan Lake's Enemy Mine, which he of course is a part of.  No word on when Wolf Parade is getting back together, but I can't imagine when Spencer would ever have time to write for them anyway.  I'm just happy to get something new in January (or earlier, leak away, please!).  The EP will only be available digitally and on a one-sided vinyl 12". And according to a press release, the vinyl version, as well as some digital ones, will come with "a dream journal, on which the music is based."  Awesome. 

• Download Sunset Rubdown - "Insane Love is Awakening (live on KEXP, 6/09)".mp3