On February 7, 2012, it was announced that Silversun Pickups would be playing the main stage at the 2012 Sasquatch! Music Festival . On March 7, 2012, Aubert confirmed via Twitter both the name of the album— Neck of the Woods —as well as the release date—May 8, 2012. Shortly…
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The band released a three-song 10″ vinyl single for Record Store Day ‘s “Back to Black Friday” event on November 25, 2011, titled ” Seasick “. It was composed of three previously unreleased songs: “Seasick”, “Broken Bottles”, and “Ribbons and Detours”. These were songs left over from the Swoon sessions,…
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In early December 2009, the band was nominated in the Best New Artist category for the 52nd Grammy Awards . Their nomination drew some controversy, because the band was already moderately successful before the 2008–2009 nominating year, although this was mainly due to misunderstandings involving the selections of Best New…
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Silversun Pickups’ second album, Swoon , includes 10 tracks, and instead of having a straightforward mid-tempo sound, Aubert said: “Some songs are very quiet and delicate, [while] others are just [freaking] loud.” The album was released on April 14, 2009, to positive reviews. It debuted at No. 7, selling approximately…
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Silversun Pickups played the 2009 Voodoo Music Experience Festival over the Halloween weekend. In 2009, the band performed “Catch and Release”, “Panic Switch”, “Lazy Eye”, “Well Thought Out Twinkles”, “Growing Old Is Getting Old”, and “Kissing Families” for MTV Unplugged .
They supported Placebo on their Winter 2009 European tour. Upon the release of Swoon , they toured with Manchester Orchestra as main support. In spring 2010, the band toured with Muse for their US tour. They toured North America again in summer 2010 with Against Me! and the Henry Clay…
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The band finished a three-week tour opening for Wolfmother on December 9, 2006, and later toured with OK Go and Snow Patrol on their U.S. spring tour, which ended on April 10, 2007. They also played at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio , California, on April 27, 2007, as…
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On July 25, 2006, Silversun Pickups released their debut full-length album Carnavas . Two of the album’s four singles, ” Lazy Eye ” and ” Well Thought Out Twinkles “, made the top 10 of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2007. “Lazy Eye” is also featured in the…
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Silversun Pickups released their debut EP, Pikul , in 2005. It included the single “Kissing Families”, which featured fellow Silver Lake artist Tanya Haden on cello.
In 2002, both Kennedy and Gonzalez left the band. Kennedy would go on to focus on his eponymous solo project, while Gonzalez remained close with the band—playing a bit part in their music video for “Lazy Eye”, in 2006. Gonzalez was replaced by drummer Christopher Guanlao, who had played in…
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