Cloudy moods, candied hooks, and some of the greatest fuzz tones ever recorded.
Silversun Pickups: Influences
Explosive hooks from some of alt-rock's moodiest noisemakers.
About Silversun Pickups
Artist Biography
One of the most successful bands to emerge from L.A.’s mid-2000s indie-rock scene, Silversun Pickups have racked up almost a dozen Top 20 hits since their debut.
∙ While the band has referred to their name as “a state of mind,” it actually comes from a neighborhood liquor store where they regularly picked up food and drink during their early days.
∙ Their Platinum-certified breakout, “Lazy Eye,” from 2006’s Carnavas, appeared in three critically acclaimed video games: Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, and Forza Horizon.
∙ “Panic Switch,” from 2009’s Grammy-nominated Swoon, was the first song by an independent artist to top Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in more than a decade.
∙ The 2012 album Neck of the Woods shot to No. 1 on iTunes the day after its release, and two of its singles—“Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)” and “The Pit”—were Top 10 radio hits.
∙ Four years after shooting a video for their song “Simmer,” actress Aisha Tyler recruited the band to soundtrack her award-winning feature film directorial debut, Axis, in 2017.
∙ Better Nature, the first release on the band’s own label, produced the smash “Nightlight.”
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Alternative
Members of Silversun Pickups
Silversun Pickups was formed in 2002. Members of Silversun Pickups include, or have included, the following 2 members.