Silversun Pickups
Biography
Brian Aubert (guitar/vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass), Christopher Guanlao (drums), and Joe Lester (keyboards) comprise the swarthy indie rock stylings of Silversun Pickups. The quartet's textured melodies capture the hypnotic dream pop threads of My Bloody Valentine and pop bitter sweetness of Earlimart, and such a blend has wowed their native L.A. since 2005. Silversun Pickups issued their debut release, the six-song Pikul EP that same year while shared show dates with the likes of Brendan Benson, Dead Meadow, Two Gallants, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club followed into 2006. Produced by Dave Cooley (Rolling Blackouts, Citizen King, Smash Mouth), their full-length debut Carnavas, arrived in July. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
agree with all that they are amazing. i've seen them a few times in large and small venue and they are always humble and really connected with the audience.
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i must have listened to both Carnavas and Pikul 100 times in the past month. Awesome music, hope to see them live sometime.
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My first impression was Sonic Youth, but I would agree there's a Smashing Pumpkin sound in there--even as late as Meloncholy & the Infinite Sadness (slow song build ups, heavy guitar riff changes after chorus). My opinion anyway o course. I think there is both a new brand of listener i.e. college bound emo kid, and some of us old phogies from the early and mid 90s who recognize that grunge wasnt just flannel but using good old lyrics and a basic guitar/bass/ d r u m s to crank goosebumps spineward.
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If you check these guys out, try to get them in a small venue. I love their recorded music, and I loved them in a 100-200 person setting, but in big festival or arena setting the personality of the music did not shine through.
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lazy eye--possibl y best song ever heard. Been waiting for that song all my life. Do sound like early Smashing Pumpkins, especially vocals.
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It's weird with this band, you could pick up any song and have a good listen... Carnavas is one of the few albums I know that I could listen to from start to finish without forcing myself to do so. I'm glad that these guys are around, I was starting be afraid that all the music from 2006 on out would be absolutely garbage.
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They're supposed to sound like the early Pumpkins?? What is early Pumpkins? Gish? I can't say I hear the connection.
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Albert hit it exactly on the head. The live sound is KILLARIFFIC. Three Seed is quite possibly the greatest jam ever.
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one word: f**king awesome best song:Well Thought Out Twinkles or Common Reactor
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killerest vocals that i have heard in a long time. i hope these guys can keep it up.
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this band has an air of immaturity and i like it. if you have the oppurtunity to see them live... DO IT!!!!! you will find it suprising that on stage they have a hardcore-met a l sound that the CDs don't. i caught them at EMO's in Austin.... one of the best shows. lets all hope this band stays true to their electronic harmonics, and keep emotoinally stunted explosions of musical art coming. WORD
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A quite interesting mix of Slowdive and early smashing pumpkins.... h a s potential. interesting hooks.
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I love these guys, it's like Catherine Wheel and Smashing Pumkins had a love child
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One of the most unique voices around. Their similar to the pumpkins except at this stage its a fact they are better.
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Pikul is one of the most unique albums I've ever heard. Thanks S. Pickups for changing things up!
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I especially love the part in Lazy Eye where Aubert spazzes-out (I think its called the chorus). Sometimes when I'm all alone I crank it up and spazz-out a little, myself.
So tired of all the gay new music. I hope the Silversun Pickups stick around and keep it real. They have a great sound. |
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