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Silversun Pickups

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A sense of urgency drives Silversun Pickups. The GRAMMY® Award-nominated L.A. quartet create & perform with eloquence & intensity all at once. Guitars may restlessly roar and rumble, only to be reined in by the spell of a saccharine melody or a honeyed hook. This push-and-pull has catapulted the group—Brian Aubert [vocals, guitar], Nikki Monninger [bass, vocals], Chris Guanlao [drums], & Joe Lester [keys]—out of a crowded and competitive local scene & into the wide open space of some of the world’s biggest stages. Their full-length debut, Carnavas [2006], went Gold & spawned the Platinum staple “Lazy Eye.” On its heels, they logged two back-to-back Top 10 entries on the Billboard 200 with Swoon [2009]—featuring the Gold-certified “Panic Switch”—and Neck of the Woods [2012]. Coursing through culture, they have landed dozens of film & TV placements, ranging from the cult classic Jennifer’s Body to NETFLIX’s The Lincoln Lawyer. They’ve held their own on tours with the likes of Foo Fighters & Muse, sold out successive headline jaunts, & performed on late-night TV shows such as Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! Beyond praise from NPR, Consequence, and more, Pitchfork hailed 2022’s Physical Thrills as “their most varied and carefree songs in over a decade.” Now, SSPU meet the moment with their seventh full-length LP, Tenterhooks. It’s an anxious, emotionally charged, and unapologetic collection of ten tracks appropriate for the times, yet as timeless as anything they’ve done.

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