Dragonslayer (Sunset Rubdown album)

Dragonslayer
Studio album by Sunset Rubdown
Released	June 23, 2009
Recorded	October 2008
Genre	Indie rock
Length	48:43
Label	Jagjaguwar
Sunset Rubdown chronology
Sunset Rubdown Introducing Moonface (2009) Dragonslayer (2009) Always Happy to Explode (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A [3]
Clash	8/10 [4]
Drowned In Sound	10/10 [5]
Now	[6]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [7]
Planet Sound	8/10 [8]
PopMatters	9/10 [9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	[11]

Dragonslayer is the fourth studio album 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. ^[12] The album was made available for MP3 download with preorder on May 20, 2009. The track "Paper Lace" had previously appeared on Enemy Mine by one of Spencer Krug's other bands Swan Lake.

Track listing

1. "Silver Moons" – 4:45
2. "Idiot Heart" – 6:09
3. "Apollo and the Buffalo and Anna Anna Anna Oh!" – 5:23
4. "Black Swan" – 6:54
5. "Paper Lace" – 3:48
6. "You Go On Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II)" – 5:43
7. "Nightingale/December Song" – 5:34
8. "Dragon's Lair" – 10:28

References

1. "Reviews for Dragonslayer by Sunset Rubdown". Metacritic . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
2. Lymangrover, Jason (2009-06-23). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
3. Caine, Paul. "Review: Dragonslayer". Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
4. Leivers, Dannii (27 May 2009). "Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer". Clash . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
5. Tudor, Alexander (June 21, 2009). "Review: Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer". DrownedinSound.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
6. Boles, Benjamin (July 6, 2009). "Sunset Rubdown". Now . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
7. Suarez, Jessica. "Review: Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer". Pitchfork.com . Retrieved 24 June 2009.
8. Earls, John. "Review: Sunset Rubdown/Dragonslayer". Teletext . Retrieved 22 June 2009.
9. Raper, Dan. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
10. "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
11. Modell, Josh (June 8, 2009). "Sunset Rubdown, 'Dragonslayer' (Jagjaguwar)". Spin . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
12. "Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer - JAGJAGUWAR". Jagjaguwar.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

External links

• JAGJAGUWAR Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine