Articles tagged with silversun pickups

Five bands in four hours? I had no idea what to expect. A few weeks ago a friend mentioned that Silversun Pickups (SSPUs) were coming to town, playing at the Courtyard at the U of I Union Hall. Neither of us had heard of the other two bands listed (The Kingdom and Viva Voce), but I was very interested. Somewhat strangely – as if offering an excuse not to go – I pointed out that if The Headlights were in that lineup with the SSPUs,...

The Silversun Pickups debut album, Carnavas, is quite similar to the 1990’s grunge movement of Seattle, however now this time round they’re well dressed and have come from Los Angeles, and is some of the best new music around. Inevitably they’re going to draw comparisons with the Smashing Pumpkins, however if this album is anything to go by, they’re going to have to work very hard to get the recognition the Pumpkins did so easily.

Opener “Melatonin” starts with a...