The Los Angeles based alternative rock band Silversun Pickups released an EP a few weeks back to commemorate...Black Friday. Yeah, my guess is as good as yours as to why they would do that, but whatever, new music! Off the new three track EP entitled Seasick , the highlight is Broken Bottles , which instantly takes me back to their first album, Carnavas , which garnered the band a great deal of popularity. Broken Bottles is fast-paced, energetic rock song that has a familiar Silversun Pickups sound. It's got the typical screeching, loud, [...]
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Silversun Pickups are a great live band and seemed especially excited to be playing the Echoplex for the home-crowd and Pablo. They played the majority of Swoon with new radio hit "Panic Switch" and yes, "Lazy Eye" and "Well Thought Out Twinkles" also made the list. These songs from Carnavas display an extra seasoning and "Kissing Families" (from their EP) has also taken on new bite. SSPU has the quietloudquietloud formula down: Nikki Monninger's melodious bass line churning through the distortion, the rapid-fire drumming of Christopher Guanlao, sonic structure from keyboardist Joe Lester and effects-laden guitar [...]
With the Silversun Pickups sophomore release scheduled to hit the shelves tomorrow, I wanted to post another tune from Swoon . The Royal We is listed as the second track on the band's follow-up effort to their blowout debut release Carnavas . In another example of how the recording industry is evolving with new mediums/technologies, Silversun Pickups have already released two tracks from the upcoming album as downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour. With early reviews of the album all coming back extremely positive, I highly recommend getting your hands on this tomorrow. [...]
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Artist: Silversun Pickups Album: Swoon Label: Dangerbird/Warners Release Date: 13/04/09 Link: www.silversunpickups.com Words by: Kim Sklinar Swoon is Silversun Pickups' second long-play offering, set for release on April 13th, and will be preceded by the single, 'There's No Secrets This Year' on April 6th. The album follows the LA band's 2006 debut album 'Carnavas', of which extensive promotion included supporting Foo Fighters and numerous festival appearances. Boyish and [...]
Quick lunchtime post for everyone today because I am too pumped to wait until I get off work. From Silversun Pickups ' HIGHLY anticipated forthcoming sophomore release Swoon , comes the first single Panic Switch . Available on iTunes as of yesterday, this track gives us a torturing taste of what to expect from the indie-rock band's follow up to their blowout debut release Carnavas . Swoon is scheduled to be released on April 14, 2009 and will be on my iPod shortly thereafter. Unless a copy is sent to me ahead of time of course.....hint hint. [...]
Silversun Pickups are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album and follow-up to their 2006 debut, ' Carnavas '. The forthcoming album, titled ' Swoon ', is due out April 14 and will be followed-by the bands only scheduled date at the Coachella Festival on April 17. Two tracks from the forthcoming album, ' Panic Switch ' and ' Nice to Know You Work Alone ', are set to be included in a Guitar Hero: World Tour downloadable Track Pack before the albums' scheduled release. [...]
I've got another tune today from the indie-rock darlings Silversun Pickups . Little Lover's So Polite comes from the band's debut full-length album Carnavas , released in July of 2006. In an Arcade Fire post from a couple weeks ago, I made the comment that their debut album Funeral had to be one of the greatest debut releases in recent history. Carnavas certainly belongs in the same category. Little Lover's So Polite was the third single released from the album. For the accompanying music video, Silversun Pickups enlisted Joaquin Phoenix [...]
Late-ish post tonight coming from the LA indie-rock band Silversun Pickups . Common Reactor comes from the band's first full-length album Carnavas , which hit #1 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers album chart. Carnavas was released in July of 2006 and follows up the bands 2005 EP Pikul . The band has announced, via the Alternative Press magazine, that work has begun on their second full-length album that will be entitled Swoon. [...]
by phil miller Silversun Pickups have released some details on the follow-up to their debut album, Carnavas (one of the better albums the last five years, in my opinion). Titled Swoon , the album is due out early next year on Dangerbird with Carnavas producer Dave Cooley again, turning the knobs. Frontman Brian Aubert hinted at an eclectic mix of mellow/heavy of sounds on the record. "It doesn't need to [...]
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