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Swoon (Album) by Silversun Pickups

Artist Biography For Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups Is A Grammy-Nominated American Indie Rock Band Which Formed In Los Angeles California United States In 2000. The Band Consists Of Brian Aubert Vocals Guitar Nikki Monninger Bass Vocals Joe Lester Keyboards And Christopher Guanlao Drums . The Band Members Are Friends Who Had Played Together Previously Or In Mutual Friends' Bands. The Name Silversun Pickups Refers To A Liquor Store Across The Road L.A. Rock-Scene Hang Silverlake Lounge. One Of The Band’s Friends Would Often Arrive At The Store Late At Night To Buy Liquor And Would Be As Such Making The "Silversun Pickup". The Band Is Signed To Dangerbird Records. They Released Their Debut EP "Pikul" In July Of 2005. The Band Has Released Four Albums 2006's "Carnavas" 2009's "Swoon" 2012's "Neck Of The Woods" And 2015's "Better Nature". The Band Managed Two Top 10 Singles On Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart In 2007 "Lazy Eye" #5 And "Well Thought Out Twinkles" #9 . In 2009 They Managed Their Third Top 10 On The Chart "Panic Switch" #1 And A Fourth Song "Substitution" Was Also On That Chart #23 . Silversun Pickups Have Been Compared To The Smashing Pumpkins Possibly Due In Part To Brian Aubert's Vocal Style And 90's Shoegazing Bands Like My Bloody Valentine Lush Ride And Slowdive. Silversun Pickups Claim They Have Been Heavily Influenced By Modest Mouse And The Velvet Underground As Well As Other Lesser-Known Acts. Their First Break Came When A Friend Mailed A Boombox Demo To CMJ And They Were Accepted. They Got Their Start In Many Of The Most Important L.A. Clubs And Began To Draw A Strong Following Upon The Release Of The Pikul EP. This Culminated In Frequent Touring Including A Co-Headlining Stint With Viva Voce. The Band Finished A Three-Week Tour Opening For Australian Rockers Wolfmother On December 9 2006 And Have Toured With OK Go And Snow Patrol On Their U.S. Spring Tour Which Ended On April 10 2007. The Pickups Played At The Coachella Music Festival In Indio California On April 27 2007. The Band Supported Foo Fighters Along With Nine Inch Nails On August 21st 2007 As Part Of The 'T On The Fringe' Music Festival In Edinburgh Scotland And Then On The 22nd In Marley Park Dublin Ireland. They Also Performed At The Carling Reading And Leeds Festivals On The 25th/26th August 2007 And Supported Kaiser Chiefs On Their Autumn European Tour And Snow Patrol On Their Tour Of Australia With Paolo From Snow Patrol Joining Them Regularly To Play Guitar On Lazy Eye And Nikki Guesting On Vocals For Snow Patrol's Set The Fire To The Third Bar Onstage . On Some Of These Dates The Band Have Been Covering Joy Division's Shadowplay And Bjork's Big Time Sensuality Both Of Which Have Been Recorded For Web Or Radio Sessions. The Second Full Studio Album Entitled "Swoon" Was Released 14th April 2009 In Both The US And UK. The Band Was Also Part Of Lollapalooza 2009 In Chicago IL Voodoo Fest 2009 And 2012 In New Orleans And The 2009 Sasquatch! Festival. In Early 2010 They Supported The UK Anthem-Rock Superstars Muse For Several Of Their North American Dates For The Resistance Tour.

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Swoon Is The Second Album By Los Angeles Alternative Rock Band Silversun Pickups. The Album Was Produced By Dave Cooley Who Had Worked With The Band On Their First Album Carnavas. Recording Began In July 2008. The Name Of The Album Comes From A Line In The Lead In To The Second Track "The Royal We". After A Completing Their Carnavas/Pikul Tour In Christmas 2007 The Band Took A Break Until February Of The Next Year. They Began Recording In Their Own Studio Named The Dark. During The Recording Process The Band Laid Down As Many As 17 Songs Which Were Eventually Cut Down To 10 For The Album. On February 17 The Band Posted A List Of The Songs Expected To Be On Swoon On Their MySpace Blog. The Album Was Released On April 15 2009. The First Single Released Was Panic Switch. On April 6 The Track There's No Secrets This Year Was Released As A Single On Various Online Music Stores. The Bonus Track Currency Of Love Was Released Exclusively On ITunes With Pre-Orders In The U.S. And Canada But Was Issued As A Regular Album Track In Other Countries. The Song Ne Plus Ultra Was Released As A B-Side On The Single Panic Switch. Two Tracks Off Of The Album "Panic Switch" And It's Nice To Know You Work Alone Have Been Released As Downloadable Content For Guitar Hero World Tour As Part Of A Track Pack Released On April 9. Artwork
As With Carnavas The Album's Packaging Features The Artwork Of Darren Waterston This Time Using His 2008 Piece St.Clair As The Basis For The Cover Art. The Inside Packing Also Features Waterston's Pieces Disembodiment And Reverberations. All Paintings Are From His Collection Entitled The Flowering. Reception Like Carnavas Swoon Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Critics. It Accumulated A Score Of 72 Out Of 100 In Metacritic Based On 13 Reviews. The Album Reached The Seventh Spot On The Billboard 200 With 43 000 Copies Sold In Its First Week While Carnavas Peaked Only At Number 80 On The Billboard 200. Professional Reviews
– Drowned In Sound
– AllMusic
– Rolling Stone
– Spin
– NME
– Sputnikmusic
5.3/10 – Pitchfork
85% – Absolutepunk

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