Silversun Pickups is a Grammy-nominated American indie rock band which form… Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
One Of Us Must Know
Silversun Pickups Lyrics
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BEDROOM - Bob Dylan I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
Bob Dylan I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
Bob Dylan - Topic I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
Emma Swift I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
Hucknall Mick I didn't mean to treat you so bad You shouldn't take…
LIVING ROOM 1 - Bob Dylan I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
LIVING ROOM + 1 - Bob Dylan I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
Mick Hucknall I didn't mean to treat you so bad You shouldn't take…
STUE - Bob Dylan I didn't mean To treat you so bad You shouldn't take it…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Silversun Pickups:
...All The Go Inbetweens Hey man where can I go? It's too late to find…
02 Kissing Families Stop the season stop the sting A plastic mic a…
02. Future Foe Scenarios The things we laid do not amount to much Made of…
04 Lazy Eye I've been waiting I've been waiting for this moment all my…
08. Creation Lake The way things have fallen Can't be afraid anymore First we …
All The Go In Betweens Hey man where can I go? It's too late to find…
Alone on a Hill I don't wanna (I don't wanna) Don't wanna be alone on…
Bag of Bones Okay, okay You like, just really Where is, where is the mic?…
Better Nature Someone long gone Said to stay calm Keep your head on If you…
Bloody Drown you out And left you with a sound We'll spoil good-n…
Bloody Mary Drown you out And left you with a sound We'll spoil good-nig…
Booksmart Devil So believe So believe In streetwise angel So believe So bel…
Broken Bottles Broken bottles under the sink I'm kissing babies with weddi…
Busy Bees I heart metal I heart wine More so when they’re combined Th…
Cannibal When the king comes down to speak The animals, animals With …
Catch Follow me Want to live in a fantasy Quietly Show you everyth…
Checkered Floor Winded through monotone One foot on checkered floor Head h…
Circadian Rhythm (Okay Nikki) one, two, three, four Another night alone, a t…
Comeback Kid With all the fire set in our eyes Without a cornerstone…
Common Reactor It's the common reactor It's the long way out It's the strea…
Connection How in the world can I explain When the words leap…
Cradle Someone long gone Said to stay calm Keep your head on If you…
Creation Lake The way things have fallen Can't be afraid anymore First we …
Currency Of Love Read between the lies Of homespun advice Nothing that you s…
Don't Know Yet Ooh, I need a fresh start now, reboot the machine Ooh,…
Dots and Dashes So you wanna mess with me? Caught me in a silent…
Draining You ask me to be stone again, Been waiting out here…
Dream @ Tempo 119 I took my seat and stared At the cardboard screen while…
Empty Nest Did you notice, did you notice our friends are running…
Freakazoid And if you're feeling paranoid What the hell does that mean…
Friendly Fires Oh, the things we see Through connected wires Are the people…
Future Foe Scenarios The things we laid do not amount to much Made of…
Growing Old Is Getting Old So we all Are growing old And it's getting old Pressure on …
Gun-Shy Sunshine Forgive me, forgive me If I seem alarmed I had a motionless…
Here We Are Here we are Underneath a million leaves In shadows of Compro…
Hidden Moon This sudden light Just enough to wet my appetite Where did y…
It You hear us come and go We know You wonder if we're…
It's Nice To Know You It's the beauty of confession In the sound when the levees…
It's Nice To Know You Work Alone It's the beauty of confession In the sound when the levees…
Kissing Families Stop the season stop the sting A plastic mic a…
Latchkey Kids You keep dancing around What you want so bad Please concentr…
Lazy Eye I've been waiting I've been waiting for this moment all my…
LazyEye I've been waiting I've been waiting for this moment all my…
Little Lover So much for the light show Pissing on while pissing…
Make Believe They took everything you want, Wrapped it in a box, locked…
Mean Spirits Back in bendings Am easily amused Back stop calling We’re…
Melatonin She ran into the wall So sweet and unknown A…
Mercury Looking forward now Leaving you to fill it all in…
Ne Plus Ultra Here we go, another hideaway Silently a way to get by Shad…
Neon Wound Hello, my friend It's nice to see you again Now that we're…
Nightlight When the wind, behind our eyes swell Starring down all, who…
Not Dark Yet Shadows are falling and I've been here all day It's too…
Out Of Breath Forgive me, Forgive me, If I seem alarmed. I had emotion in…
Panic Switch Time It's never worth my time Blue shine Bleeds into my eyes…
Pins & Needles I like friends and I like strangers Carved out forms of…
Ragamuffin Here, on the summit we cry Tears down the mountain side Wave…
Ribbons & Detours I can't believe it, you of all things It's been a…
Rusted Wheel So you can't hold a star in your hand though At…
Sci Fi Lullaby No more resolutions No more leading ons No more cheap disc…
Seasick What can we do To make this worse Where can we lay…
Simmer Where it starts And where it ends Is here in my bedroom Cha…
Simpatico Shivers up your spine invade like a vine Such a grand…
Skin Graph Little lights Are over exposing the highlight Marks on the f…
Songbirds I see how you easily Slip into the comfort of your…
Sort Of Do you think I'm sort of alive? Should I set these…
Sticks and Stones Heaven sent this little twitch in my eye I suppose it's…
Stillness Ooh, ooh I know I've got to see this through Unsure…
Straw Man Look, I think it's moving, and I'm so glad for…
Substitution There's a vulture perching right off screen And it's bitter …
Surrounded Remember when you were the hunted Remember when I swallowed …
System Error Come on over, a friendly word One topsy turn and I…
Tapedeck This tapedeck you brought is physically smoldering A road ca…
The Fuzz The fuzz in my head grows It's already so low The fuzz…
The Go In-Betweens Hey man where can i go? It's too late to find…
The Pit I'm marching through the branches in a fit of wanderlust To…
The Royal We We are ready for the siege We are armed up to…
The Wild Kind I feel your head exploding And now I hear you mourning For…
There Part of me Want to live in a fantasy Quietly Show you eve…
There's No Secrets This Year Who would know All the reasons you're alone If the seeds wer…
Three Seed Remove a bullet from my head Extracting over confidence Hidd…
Toy Soldiers It wasn't my intention to mislead you It never should've bee…
Waste It On Cheer up lady I'm really into it Candor leaves us far behind…
We Are Chameleons Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na We always said that th…
Well Thought Out Twinkles What was that scar situated from afar What was that light…
Well%20Thought%20Out%20Twinkles Now what was that scar situated from afar And what was…
Widow's Weeds Climbing up to metal doors Splash of red we've seen before C…
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Justin Trenary
I'll see you in Pittsburgh! I'm actually getting married at the same venue you're playing at (Roxian Theater) later this year! Plus I'll have just turned 30 a few days before the show. SSPU has been my favorite band for the last 10 years, and this will be my first time seeing you in person. It's all coming together almost too perfectly, can't wait to scream along. Please bring the noise y'all ❤️
Seven7hsine
Seen yall march 2nd in new New Orleans and you guys were amazing. Just a fantastic show
Steve Bal4
In my living room, via YouTube, since there are no Canadian dates on this tour. 😢 Have fun out there tho, kids! ❤️
Ryan Horky
Please come further north... I'm in Fargo, ND. We have many nice venues for you to play. You're my favorite band... I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to see you perform live.
Chris Nak
DFW a couple times! Nice to have you guys closer to home than Tulsa or Nashville.
Thomas Sicola
Saw you in Lawrence, KS in July - now waiting for you to come to France.
james chisholm
See y'all at HoB in Dallas in March!... have really been looking forward to this
Mario Coronado
Can't wait to see y'all play in san antonio tx.
Deadman Wonderland
Can't wait till you get to Cincinnati!!!
Ryan
Saw you guys (for the 7th or 8th time) a few months back in Sacramento. Another great show! Any chance of playing Creation Lake or Cannibal at future shows?