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Physical Thrills Due Out August 19 via New Machine
Aug 05, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups have shared a video for their new single, “Alone on a Hill.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Physical Thrills, which will be out on August 19 via the band’s own label New Machine. More
Physical Thrills Due Out August 19 via New Machine
Jul 25, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups have announced a headlining tour in support of their upcoming album, Physical Thrills, which will be out on August 19 via the band’s own label New Machine. Tickets for the tour will go on sale this Friday (July 29) at 10 a.m. local time. More
Physical Thrills Due Out August 19 via New Machine
Jul 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups have announced the release of a new album, Physical Thrills, which will be out on August 19 via the band’s own label New Machine. They have also shared a video for a new album single, “Scared Together.” More
Plus Stream New Albums from Palehound, Younghusband, Silversun Pickups, Pixx, Stef Chura, and More
Jun 07, 2019
By Mark Redfern
The Divine Comedy, the orchestral-pop project of Northern Irish singer/songwriter/composer Neil Hannon, has released a new album, Office Politics, today via Hannon’s own Divine Comedy Records and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. More
Widow’s Weeds Out Now via New Machine Recordings
Jun 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups have released a new album, Widow’s Weeds, today via the band’s own New Machine Recordings. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Widow’s Weeds Due Out June 7 via New Machine Recordings
May 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups are releasing a new album, Widow’s Weeds, on June 7 via the band’s own New Machine Recordings. Previously they shared a video for its first single, the propulsive string-backed “It Doesn’t Matter Why” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Freakazoid.” More
Widow’s Weeds Due Out June 7 via New Machine Recordings
Apr 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups are releasing a new album, Widow’s Weeds, on June 7 via the band’s own New Machine Recordings. Now they have announced some new tour dates for this summer. More
Plus Tame Impala, Amason, Wand, Clinic, Mark Ronson and Lykke Li, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 12, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We were a bit indecisive this week. There were lots of new tracks to sort through and lots of good ones, but none that immediately screamed #1 Song of the Week. But then we realized there was actually a clear winner after-all. More
Widow’s Weeds Due Out June 7 via New Machine Recordings
Apr 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups have announced a new album, Widow’s Weeds, and shared a video for its first single, the propulsive string-backed “It Doesn’t Matter Why.” More
Better Nature Out Now via New Machine Recordings
Mar 07, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups released their fourth album, Better Nature, back in September on their own label, New Machine Recordings. Last September the band shared “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” via what they were calling an official audio video, although it was a full on black & white clip of the band performing the song in their rehearsal studio. More
Better Nature Due Out September 25
Sep 11, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups are releasing their fourth album, Better Nature, on September 25 on their own label, New Machine Recordings. Now the band has shared another song from it, “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance).” They posted it on YouTube and are calling it an official audio video, but it’s really just a regular video, a black & white clip of the band performing the song in a studio (perhaps they have a more elaborate video for the song also planned for the future?). More
Aug 06, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups recently announced their new album, their first in three years (since 2012’s Neck of the Woods). The band’s fourth album will be titled Better Nature and is due out September 25 on their own label, New Machine Recordings. More
First Single, "Nightlight," to Debut August 6
Jul 15, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles four-piece Silversun Pickups are back with a new album, their first in three years (since 2012’s Neck of the Woods). The band’s fourth album will be titled Better Nature and is due out September 25 on their own label, New Machine Recordings. More
The Singles Collection is out 2/25 on Dangerbird
Jan 02, 2014
By Laura Studarus
On February 25, Silversun Pickups will release a career-spanning compilation, The Singles Collection. More
Aug 02, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
While its been over a year since the release of the band’s latest album Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups have premiered a brand new music video featuring their track “Dots and Dashes (Enough Already).” More
At the Santa Barbara Bowl, June 1, 2012
Jun 29, 2012
By Cody Ray Shafer
Click here to check out photos from the KJEE Summer Roundup 2012 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, June 1, 2012. More
Perform "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)”
Jun 05, 2012
By MIke Hilleary
Following up their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Silversun Pickups stopped by the Ed Sullivan Theater last night to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman. More
Perform "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" and "The Pit"
May 09, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Supporting their newly released third LP Neck of the Woods, L.A. rock group Silversun Pickups made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! More
Neck of the Woods Out May 8
May 02, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Silversun Pickups’ third full-length Neck of the Woods is now available to stream online. More
Mar 26, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Not long after announcing the release of their new album Neck of the Woods on May 8, LA rock group Silversun Pickups have unveiled the record’s first track, “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings).” More
Mar 07, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Los Angeles rockers Silversun Pickups return May 8 with Neck of the Woods—the follow-up to 2009 album, Swoon. More
Interviews
Jul 02, 2019
By Mark Redfern
My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups. More
Swoon: Anticipated Albums of 2009
Feb 01, 2009
By Evan Rytlewski
Brian Aubert is flattered that so many people mistook him for a woman after hearing his band’s breakthrough single, “Lazy Eye.” More
Reviews
Sep 29, 2015
By Matt Conner
It’s fitting that Silversun Pickups dropped an epic video by filmmaker Mark Pellington to accompany the lead single “Nightlight” from their new album, Better Nature. L.A.‘s favorite alt-rockers have exhibited an appetite for the cinematic since their debut Pikul dropped a decade ago. More
May 16, 2012
By Selena Fragassi
If the cover image on Silversun Pickups’ new album seems alluringly Hitchcockian, leave the lights on when you give the record a spin. The L.A. band has never been a Prozac popper, but the 11 tracks on Neck of the Woodstakes moody to a whole other psychological level—one that moves beyond science to a technological outsmarting.
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May 15, 2009
By Lily Moayeri
Silversun Pickups are experiencing the opposite of most bands that share a similar sound. That sound being a wall of distortion, static, and fuzz that is part shoegazer—and in the Silversun’s case, part Smashing Pumpkins. Usually the first album is one big, long sound occasionally punctured by a recognizable riff. In contrast, the second album is defined by morsels of hints-at-pop hits—which in the Silversuns case ended up being full-blown smashes. More
