RFD: Silversun Pickups

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I've really been enjoying Carnavas. I can see how they owe a lot to Sonic Youth, MBV, and the Pumpkins, but I think the songs are put together really well (and minimize all those bands' faults) with strong, full production; great-sounding alt-rock guitars (improbably distorted noisy sometimes); and good singing, achieving some real intensity on tracks like "Future Foe Scenarios". Maybe not too ambitious but very enjoyable, much better than Meds.

sundarsubramanian (SundarS), Tuesday, 28 November 2006 22:10 (nineteen years ago)

A more damning review I could not write.

Oddly enough, staying here I saw seven golden bowls make cakes and religion (goo, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 06:22 (nineteen years ago)

"and noisy"

sundarsubramanian (SundarS), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

"Noisy" like Sonny Sharrock on a bender, or "noisy" like a buncha whitebread wannabe alt-rock-stars yearning for a bit of cred?

Oddly enough, staying here I saw seven golden bowls make cakes and religion (goo, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

Closer to the latter, probably. But it sounds good and they're good songs, mostly. I never pretended it was anything groundbreaking.

sundarsubramanian (SundarS), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

whitebreads, leave rock forver!

cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 22:46 (nineteen years ago)

Hrm, thought there might be some interest from the shoegazin' crowd here. Oh well.

sundarsubramanian (SundarS), Thursday, 30 November 2006 04:00 (nineteen years ago)

I've only vaguely heard of these guys. But something about them kinda bugs, and it's probably the name.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 November 2006 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

I really like "Well Thought Out Twinkles" even with the questionable song title. Reminds me of early Wrens.

Darin (Darin), Thursday, 30 November 2006 17:45 (nineteen years ago)

They are on Letterman tonight, with Danny DeVito.

nickn (nickn), Friday, 1 December 2006 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe a drunken Danny DeVito will assault them.

Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe he's singing with them.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, the images.

Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

Are you sure these guys aren't an ILX pickup band? This looks like a WDYLL thread: http://www.thewongway.org/?p=30

Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:28 (nineteen years ago)


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