Last year, onetime Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown songwriter Spencer Krug released a balladic piano album called Julia with Blue Jeans On under his Moonface solo moniker. Now, he's shared some more stripped-down piano material with the new EP City Wrecker, which can be streamed on Exclaim.ca ahead of its September 16 release on Paper Bag Records/Jagjaguwar.
These five songs were penned while Krug was living in Finland. Although the tracklist is short, the runtime is almost long enough to be considered a full-length, since the solemnly dramatic "Helsinki Winter 2013" is eight and a half minutes long, while the climactic closer "Daughter of a Dove" easily passes the 10-minute mark.
While this is similar in tone and style to Julia with Blue Jeans On, some of the arrangements are a little more elaborate, adding in subtle vocal layering and non-intrusive orchestrations. "Daughter of a Dove" in particular features an arpeggiated synth part that marks a change from Julia's minimalism.
Take a listen to City Wrecker for yourself below.
These five songs were penned while Krug was living in Finland. Although the tracklist is short, the runtime is almost long enough to be considered a full-length, since the solemnly dramatic "Helsinki Winter 2013" is eight and a half minutes long, while the climactic closer "Daughter of a Dove" easily passes the 10-minute mark.
While this is similar in tone and style to Julia with Blue Jeans On, some of the arrangements are a little more elaborate, adding in subtle vocal layering and non-intrusive orchestrations. "Daughter of a Dove" in particular features an arpeggiated synth part that marks a change from Julia's minimalism.
Take a listen to City Wrecker for yourself below.