http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7513648&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rssWith their distorted vocals, winding guitars drenched in warm, crubling effect pedals and raw-riffing rock power, the Silversun Pickups rightfully garner many a comparison to alt-rock '90s heroes the Smashing Pumpkins (minus Billy Corgan's nasally croon, though). But that's merely what you'll hear on the surface of their sound. Beneath that veneer, the washed out guitar textures and barbed, melodic harmonies recall early Breeders and latter-day Nirvana. But the Pickups also have a tendency to lean hard on poppier West Coast indie rock songwriting sensibilities a la Earlimart. A product of L.A.'s incestuous music scene, founder Brian Aubert has said that the sum of his band's parts can be blamed on what he calls the "tumbleweed effect" -- it blows along and influences stick to it. He also says that the band was ushered onto the live stage before they were ready to play, which forced it to either crash-land or flap their wings and learn to fly. Listening to their 2006 debut long player <i>Carnavas</i> and follow-up <i>Swoon</i> reveals that they were able to pull off the latter. - Eric SheaIndie/Alternativeen720Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:28:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7513648&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss With their distorted vocals, winding guitars drenched in warm, crubling effect pedals and raw-riffing rock power, the Silversun Pickups rightfully garner many a comparison to alt-rock '90s heroes the Smashing Pumpkins (minus Billy Corgan's nasally croon, though). But that's merely what you'll hear on the surface of their sound. Beneath that veneer, the washed out guitar textures and barbed, melodic harmonies recall early Breeders and latter-day Nirvana. But the Pickups also have a tendency to lean hard on poppier West Coast indie rock songwriting sensibilities a la Earlimart. A product of L.A.'s incestuous music scene, founder Brian Aubert has said that the sum of his band's parts can be blamed on what he calls the "tumbleweed effect" -- it blows along and influences stick to it. He also says that the band was ushered onto the live stage before they were ready to play, which forced it to either crash-land or flap their wings and learn to fly. Listening to their 2006 debut long player <i>Carnavas</i> and follow-up <i>Swoon</i> reveals that they were able to pull off the latter. - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999567&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Silversun Pickups on Rhapsody Online 26999567 tra.26999567 Silversun Pickups art.7513648 0.99 Swoon alb.26988477 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/4/1614282_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 true Panic Switch tra.26999567 342000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999567&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999567&variant=data&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852104&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Silversun Pickups on Rhapsody Online 10852104 tra.10852104 Silversun Pickups art.7513648 0.99 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The Royal We tra.26999557 287000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999557&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999557&variant=data&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999560&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Silversun Pickups on Rhapsody Online 26999560 tra.26999560 Silversun Pickups art.7513648 0.99 Swoon alb.26988477 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/4/1614282_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 true Growing Old Is Getting Old tra.26999560 353000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999560&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999560&variant=data&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26999561&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 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Rusted Wheel tra.10852105 360000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852105&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852105&variant=data&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852106&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Silversun Pickups on Rhapsody Online 10852106 tra.10852106 Silversun Pickups art.7513648 0.99 Carnavas alb.10850284 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/2/3/1273299_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 true Melatonin tra.10852106 244000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852106&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852106&variant=data&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852101&rws=%2Fsilversun-pickups%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Silversun Pickups on 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