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.
Three Seed
Silversun Pickups Lyrics
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Extracting over confidence
Hidden so easy to pretend
Too bad the rush was found again
I can see the pictures on the floor
Sketches of what was there before
Three came from one little seed
I can hear the bottle on the ground
We turned the corner safe and sound
No thought of him as it was done
A clean execution
A clean execution
Cool like the ocean
Burned like a summer home
Fooled by the notion
That the sums don't add up at all
There's the line that is leading clearly feeding all
The things I don't believe in but I'll step in once
Again
Cut in line to get closer to the source of all the
Things I'll never belong to
Step it up and sign right in again
Cool like the ocean
Burned like a summer home
Fooled by the notion
That the sums don't add up at all
Cool like the ocean
Burned like a summer home
Fooled by the notion
That the sums don't add up at all
That the sums never add up at all
That the sums don't add up at all...
The lyrics to Silversun Pickups' "Three Seed" appear to be telling a story of someone who is struggling with their own overconfidence and recklessness. The opening lines suggest that they have narrowly avoided some sort of danger, perhaps a literal bullet to the head, and in doing so are forced to confront their own hubris. They realize that they have been living a lie, pretending to be stronger and more invulnerable than they really are, and that the thrill of that feeling has led them astray.
The next lines of the song center around a set of pictures on the ground, which the singer describes as "sketches of what was there before." This seems to suggest that they are examining fragments of their own past and trying to make sense of where they went wrong. They refer to a seed which produced three things, but the last one is all they need. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for their own journey towards self-discovery, where they have tried a few different paths but are now finally finding the one that resonates with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Remove a bullet from my head
I want to eliminate a thought or belief that I held very strongly
Extracting over confidence
I want to get rid of the false sense of security that I have developed
Hidden so easy to pretend
It's easy to hide and fake things that I don't want others to see
Too bad the rush was found again
Unfortunately, I felt that same exhilarating feeling again which I wanted to avoid
I can see the pictures on the floor
I can imagine the past events through the traces left behind
Sketches of what was there before
Images of the things that existed in the past are still fresh in my mind
Three came from one little seed
Multiple things have originated from a single source
The last one is all I need
I only require the final outcome of the series of events that produced multiple results
I can hear the bottle on the ground
I can perceive the sound of the bottle falling on the floor
We turned the corner safe and sound
We took a turn without any difficulty or danger
No thought of him as it was done
I didn't think of the consequences or effect that someone else could face due to our action
A clean execution
The task was completed without any complications or errors
Cool like the ocean
Being calm and composed like the ocean
Burned like a summer home
Getting hurt badly or losing everything as if a summer home got burnt down
Fooled by the notion
Being deceived by the idea or concept
That the sums don't add up at all
The calculations or reasoning doesn't make sense
There's the line that is leading clearly feeding all
There's a clear indication or direction which is influencing everything
The things I don't believe in but I'll step in once Again
I don't have faith in certain things, but I am willing to try them again
Cut in line to get closer to the source of all the Things I'll never belong to
I am trying to reach the origin of certain things even if I know I will not be a part of them
Step it up and sign right in again
I am ready to take the next step and commit to something again
That the sums never add up at all
The reasoning or logic behind things never makes sense
That the sums don't add up at all
The calculations or reasoning doesn't make sense
That the sums don't add up at all...
The reasoning or logic behind things never makes sense
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