Way to be, Spence! You've redeemed yourself from that poor showing of Wolf Parade.A month or so back, I was able to bear witness to one of my favorite indie bands. Hell, I would go as far as to call them one of my favorite bands in general. I went to Download Fest at the Tweeter Center right outside Boston and I was able to catch a set by Wolf Parade...and I'm sorry to say, I left disappointed. There was no energy, no spunk, no pizazz, no moxy. To put it bluntly, all the members just looked like they weren't having any fun. To make matters worse, they only played two tracks from _Apologies_ and the rest of the songs were from some yet to be released album. Now, this wouldn't have been bad, except I didn't particularly care for the sound they were headed. I'm not sure what it was, but I'm starting to think having Isaac Brock behind the mixing boards on they're debut LP did alot more than I had thought. The worst part of all of this was that for the first time since I'd heard him, I was rethinking Mr. Krug.But, like the some sort of pitch perfect indie Christ, Spencer has resurrected himself. Sunset Rubdown was nothing short of phenomenal. Every member was full on, and frequent banter with the audience kept things to a casual feel, as if Spence and the gang came out just for us. I'll admit going in, I was worried. I expected again to hear all songs from Krug's new album _Random Spirit Lover_ (yes, yes, I know you've heard it cause it was leaked months ago) and that I wouldn't get to experience the pleasure of _Shut Up_ live. The band could see my anxiety and decided to put it to rest by opening with "Us ones in Between", followed by "Shut Up, I am Dreaming of Places were Lovers Have Wings". The latter was given a twist with an electric guitar rather than a acoustic during the verses, which was very good indeed. This was followed by an a good mix of newer stuff and some unexpected surprises from way back in the discography, such as "Three Colours" from their early EP.Sunset Rubdown is an interesting display to behold. The guitar is put through so many effects that it barely sounds recognizable as an instrument, vibrators are used on xylophones and cymbals to create long rolls that no human could perform by hand, and the members switch instruments quite often. The one consistency to remind you of who your hearing perform is Spencer's immediately recognizable vocals. He sounds just as he does on the albums and I would be as bold as to say that nothing has been altered in studio production in terms of pitch quality.I wouldn't quite be ready to recommend Sunset Rubdown live without first hearing them before hand, as the songs are quite chaotic, and half the appreciation comes from recognizing Krug's amazingly poetic lyricism. The live show was delightfully odd, and might be a bit off putting to the uninitiated. If you know what your getting into though, then I would say jump into it head first. There was nothing to dislike at the show for any Krughead out there.Show Pros: Spencer's voice mixed with the long constantly morphing songs really is a sonic experience that anyone can appreciate.Show Cons: Spencer broke a string on his guitar during one song, which gave the remainder of it a slight hit in quality, but this was short lived as he jumped right back on his keyboard.Surreal Moment:Looking around and realizing that half of the glow coming from the stage is emanating from several small antique lamps, much like what you would find at your grandma's Florida condo.