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.
Sci Fi Lullaby
Silversun Pickups Lyrics
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No more leading ons
No more cheap discoveries
No "where did we go wrongs"
It's over, over, over
Over you
It's over, over, over
No white noise could save us
No "what could we have dones"
No piece of shit discoveries
For our little alien
'Cause it's over, over, over
Over you
It's over, over, over
Over you
It's over, over, over
Over you
It's over, over, over
Over you
The lyrics to Silversun Pickups' song Sci Fi Lullaby are reflective of a relationship that has ended. The singer is tired of trying to make things work and is ready to move on. "No more resolutions" implies that the singer has tried to fix things before but has realized that it is no use. The line "No more leading ons" suggests that the relationship may have been false or insincere. The singer is done with false hope and empty promises.
The lyrics also suggest a sense of resignation. The singer has come to terms with the end of the relationship and is no longer looking for answers. "No 'where did we go wrongs'" indicates that the singer is not looking for someone to blame; they are simply done with the relationship. The line "No white noise could save us" implies that even if the couple tried to talk things out, it would not fix the problems they had.
Overall, the lyrics to Sci Fi Lullaby are a reflection of a relationship that has ended, with the singer being both tired of trying to make things work and resigning themselves to the fact that it's over.
Line by Line Meaning
No more resolutions
We no longer have any more plans or decisions to make regarding our relationship
No more leading ons
We will not be misleading each other anymore
No more cheap discoveries
We will not be making any more poor, insignificant findings or revelations
No "where did we go wrongs"
We will not be questioning where the relationship went wrong anymore
It's over, over, over
The relationship has ended and there is no going back
Over you
We are no longer together and I am moving on
No white noise could save us
The background noise or distractions in our lives could not salvage our relationship
No "what could we have dones"
There is no use in dwelling on what we could have done differently in our relationship
No piece of shit discoveries
We will not discover any more unimportant or meaningless things about each other or the relationship
For our little alien
Our shared child or project will not be enough to keep us together
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