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Silversun Pickups

Data updated on 2025-08-06 10:11:34 UTC
Silversun Pickups, which includes lead vocalist & guitarist Brian Aubert, bassist Nikki Monninger, drummer Christopher Guanlao & keyboardist Joe Lester, have always considered their sonic density a source of pride: The LA band's five studio albums reveal additional sonic gifts with each subsequent spin, and their sixth, Physical Thrills, is not different.

Physical Thrills came together as a serendipitous accident during a dark time. The band began 2020 by touring in support of the previous year’s record, Widow’s Weeds. But the pandemic halted those plans, with the band finding themselves stuck at home. In that resting period, Aubert wasn’t focused on Silversun Pickups; instead, he channeled his energy into taking care of his son, while his wife worked. But as much as his focus initially shifted from the band, he couldn’t escape the new melodies germinating in his head. The songs were so different from what he’d previously written for SSPU that he initially thought he was writing a musical. There were “dream shanties,” gentler vocals, horror-inspired sounds, & other exciting new elements coming to mind.

Physical Thrills, which was produced by Butch Vig, was release in August 2022 via their label, New Machine Recordings. Pitchfork says of the new album: “Now, more than 15 years later, Silversun Pickups may have found their next best evolution: a little bit of everything and no f*cks to give… Physical Thrills presents Silversun Pickups as a band with a rejuvenated approach.”

Genres

: alternative rock indie rock la indie modern alternative rock modern rock

Total plays

566.3 million
Updated on 2025-08-06

Country

United States

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,339,067

Followers

680,730

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Los Angeles
    29,368 listeners
  2. United States
    Chicago
    32,388 listeners
  3. Canada
    Toronto
    26,270 listeners
  4. United States
    Denver
    23,568 listeners
  5. United States
    New York City
    21,228 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Lazy Eye
Lazy Eye
171,268,690 5:54 2006-01-01
Panic Switch
Panic Switch
52,481,948 5:44 2009-04-14
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
29,668,905 3:49 2015-01-01
Kissing Families
Kissing Families
20,956,895 4:51 2005-07-26
Nightlight
Nightlight
18,212,760 4:52 2015-01-01
Three Seed
Three Seed
16,363,204 5:41 2006-01-01
The Pit
The Pit
15,216,363 4:41 2012-05-08
Substitution
Substitution
14,376,881 4:41 2009-04-14
The Royal We
The Royal We
12,241,931 4:47 2009-04-14
Well Thought out Twinkles
Well Thought out Twinkles
10,230,438 4:02 2006-01-01
It Doesn't Matter Why
It Doesn't Matter Why
9,111,067 4:08 2019-04-24
Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)
Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)
8,064,448 5:08 2012-05-08
Cannibal
Cannibal
7,950,328 3:44 2014-02-25
Little Lover's so Polite
Little Lover's so Polite
7,842,212 4:59 2006-01-01
Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)
Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)
7,805,951 5:11 2012-05-08
Growing Old Is Getting Old
Growing Old Is Getting Old
6,975,773 5:54 2009-04-14
Latchkey Kids
Latchkey Kids
6,457,207 3:41 2015-01-01
There's No Secrets This Year
There's No Secrets This Year
6,178,378 5:33 2009-04-14
Rusted Wheel
Rusted Wheel
6,015,624 6:01 2006-01-01
Catch & Release
Catch & Release
5,395,823 4:40 2009-04-14
Melatonin
Melatonin
5,167,638 4:05 2006-01-01
It's Nice to Know You Work Alone
It's Nice to Know You Work Alone
4,699,795 4:46 2009-04-14
Future Foe Scenarios
Future Foe Scenarios
4,324,142 5:21 2006-01-01
Don't Know Yet
Don't Know Yet
4,317,008 4:25 2019-06-07
Freakazoid
Freakazoid
4,190,312 4:50 2019-06-07
Sort Of
Sort Of
3,998,558 5:28 2009-04-14
Cradle (Better Nature)
Cradle (Better Nature)
3,997,739 5:21 2015-01-01
Connection
Connection
3,989,973 4:33 2015-01-01
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
3,467,731 4:16 2022-08-19
Skin Graph
Skin Graph
3,460,808 6:03 2012-05-08
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires
3,409,254 5:29 2015-01-01
Pins And Needles
Pins And Needles
3,406,926 4:42 2015-01-01
Pins & Needles
Pins & Needles
3,406,926 4:42 2016-01-29
Busy Bees
Busy Bees
3,385,200 5:40 2012-05-08
Checkered Floor
Checkered Floor
3,200,406 4:51 2006-01-01
Mean Spirits
Mean Spirits
3,197,490 4:49 2012-05-08
Make Believe
Make Believe
3,138,547 5:13 2012-05-08
Common Reactor
Common Reactor
2,806,704 6:01 2006-01-01
All the Go Inbetweens
All the Go Inbetweens
2,806,076 7:50 2005-07-26
Dream at Tempo 119
Dream at Tempo 119
2,773,005 4:52 2006-01-01
Draining
Draining
2,571,453 4:55 2009-04-14
Neon Wound
Neon Wound
2,500,711 5:38 2019-06-07
Ragamuffin
Ragamuffin
2,450,029 6:00 2015-01-01
Waste It On
Waste It On
2,209,947 4:14 2006-01-01
Surrounded
Surrounded
2,122,137 4:45 2009-04-14
Tapedeck
Tapedeck
2,092,134 6:02 2015-01-01
Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid
2,031,388 4:10 2005-07-26
Here We Are (Chancer)
Here We Are (Chancer)
2,016,463 4:48 2012-05-08
Booksmart Devil
Booksmart Devil
1,997,972 4:26 2005-07-26
Straw Man
Straw Man
1,978,088 3:05 2019-06-07
Simmer
Simmer
1,889,170 6:51 2012-05-08
Scared Together
Scared Together
1,883,642 3:57 2022-07-11
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
1,873,240 4:04 2020-07-08
Gun-Shy Sunshine
Gun-Shy Sunshine
1,863,594 5:38 2012-05-08
Out of Breath
Out of Breath
1,796,942 5:03 2012-05-08
Lazy Eye (Jason Bentley Remix)
Lazy Eye (Jason Bentley Remix)
1,726,704 5:48 2007-12-11
Alone on a Hill
Alone on a Hill
1,686,335 3:46 2022-08-05
The Wild Kind
The Wild Kind
1,606,011 6:37 2015-01-01
Creation Lake
Creation Lake
1,420,383 3:44 2005-07-26
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones
1,332,047 4:59 2019-06-07
Ribbons & Detours
Ribbons & Detours
1,147,504 3:27 2011-11-25
Songbirds
Songbirds
1,147,497 5:04 2019-06-07
Sci Fi Lullaby
Sci Fi Lullaby
1,115,427 5:00 2005-07-26
Seasick
Seasick
1,109,387 6:45 2011-11-25
Broken Bottles
Broken Bottles
1,059,007 3:44 2011-11-25
Stillness (Way Beyond)
Stillness (Way Beyond)
970,771 5:15 2022-08-19
Widow's Weeds
Widow's Weeds
970,047 5:18 2019-06-07
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones
940,030 4:44 2022-08-19
Simpatico
Simpatico
919,457 5:19 2019-06-07
We Are Chameleons
We Are Chameleons
880,628 5:09 2019-06-07
Latchkey Kids - Joywave Remix
Latchkey Kids - Joywave Remix
864,817 4:09 2017-05-26
The Fuzz
The Fuzz
821,959 5:55 2005-07-26
Hereafter (Way After)
Hereafter (Way After)
814,153 3:34 2022-08-19
Not Dark Yet
Not Dark Yet
571,849 6:21 2012-01-24
Just Like Christmas
Just Like Christmas
535,649 4:38 2022-12-16
Hidden Moon
Hidden Moon
526,833 3:35 2022-08-19
System Error
System Error
510,162 4:05 2022-08-19
I'm The Man
I'm The Man
502,685 4:01 2023-07-06
Dream at Tempo 050
Dream at Tempo 050
477,334 1:38 2022-08-19
Panic Switch
Panic Switch
453,228 5:32 2010-12-09
Stay Down (Way Down)
Stay Down (Way Down)
427,758 5:07 2022-08-19
Dream at Tempo 310
Dream at Tempo 310
395,570 1:16 2022-08-19
We Won't Come Out
We Won't Come Out
394,926 5:12 2022-08-19
Dream at Tempo 150
Dream at Tempo 150
347,145 1:09 2022-08-19
Quicksand
Quicksand
334,950 5:14 2022-08-19
Latchkey Kids - Acoustic
Latchkey Kids - Acoustic
291,463 3:46 2017-10-13
It Doesn't Matter Why (Math Bishop Remix)
It Doesn't Matter Why (Math Bishop Remix)
279,454 3:48 2019-07-12
Nightlight - Acoustic
Nightlight - Acoustic
250,893 4:42 2017-10-13
Move On Fast
Move On Fast
248,674 4:07 2023-07-28
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - Acoustic
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - Acoustic
242,299 3:50 2017-10-13
David Lynch Has A Painting Made of Flies Eyes
David Lynch Has A Painting Made of Flies Eyes
240,545 3:58 2022-12-02
Lazy Eye (Jimmy Tamborello Accordion Mix)
Lazy Eye (Jimmy Tamborello Accordion Mix)
191,579 3:22 2007-12-11
Nightlight - MNDR Remix
Nightlight - MNDR Remix
185,736 4:55 2017-10-13
Little Lover's so Polite (The Greyarea Remix)
Little Lover's so Polite (The Greyarea Remix)
159,263 4:53 2007-12-11
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - JR JR Remix
Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - JR JR Remix
143,322 5:18 2017-10-13
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
137,879 4:12 2023-06-02
Lazy Eye (Brian Lebarton Remix)
Lazy Eye (Brian Lebarton Remix)
131,473 4:57 2007-12-11
Little Lover's so Polite (The One AM Radio Remix)
Little Lover's so Polite (The One AM Radio Remix)
121,900 3:27 2007-12-11
Lazy Eye (Jimmy Tamborello Pulses Mix)
Lazy Eye (Jimmy Tamborello Pulses Mix)
115,762 3:50 2007-12-11
Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani
70,794 3:06 2022-12-02
Scared Together (Acoustic)
Scared Together (Acoustic)
65,675 3:55 2023-06-16
Alone on a Hill (Acoustic)
Alone on a Hill (Acoustic)
64,673 3:55 2023-06-16
Lazy Eye (Live)
Lazy Eye (Live)
49,829 5:37 2007-02-27
Kissing Families (Live)
Kissing Families (Live)
36,631 4:38 2007-02-27
Rusted Wheel (Live)
Rusted Wheel (Live)
25,594 5:24 2007-02-27
Well Thought out Twinkles (Live)
Well Thought out Twinkles (Live)
23,391 4:01 2007-02-27
Kissing Families - Live
Kissing Families - Live
4,262 4:27 2017-08-22
Well Thought Out Pickups - Live
Well Thought Out Pickups - Live
< 1000 3:54 2017-08-22

New releases

Move On Fast
Move On Fast
2023-07-28
[New Machine Recordings]
I'm The Man
I'm The Man
2023-07-06
[New Machine Recordings]
I'm The Man
I'm The Man
2023-07-06
[New Machine Recordings]
Acoustic Thrills
Acoustic Thrills
2023-06-16
[New Machine Recordings]
Acoustic Thrills
Acoustic Thrills
2023-06-16
[New Machine Recordings]
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
2023-06-02
[New Machine Recordings]
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
Empty Nest (Acoustic)
2023-06-02
[New Machine Recordings]
Just Like Christmas
Just Like Christmas
2022-12-16
[New Machine Recordings]
Just Like Christmas
Just Like Christmas
2022-12-16
[New Machine Recordings]
David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes / Suzanne Ciani
David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes / Suzanne Ciani
2022-12-02
[New Machine Recordings]
David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes / Suzanne Ciani
David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes / Suzanne Ciani
2022-12-02
[New Machine Recordings]
Physical Thrills
Physical Thrills
2022-08-19
[New Machine Recordings]
Physical Thrills
Physical Thrills
2022-08-19
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Physical Thrills
Physical Thrills
2022-08-19
[New Machine Recordings]
Alone on a Hill
Alone on a Hill
2022-08-05
[New Machine Recordings]
Alone on a Hill
Alone on a Hill
2022-08-05
[New Machine Recordings]
Scared Together
Scared Together
2022-07-11
[New Machine Recordings]
Scared Together
Scared Together
2022-07-11
[New Machine Recordings]
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
2020-07-08
[New Machine Recordings]
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
2020-07-08
[New Machine Recordings]
It Doesn't Matter Why
It Doesn't Matter Why
2019-07-12
[New Machine Recordings]
It Doesn't Matter Why
It Doesn't Matter Why
2019-07-12
[New Machine Recordings]
It Doesn't Matter Why
It Doesn't Matter Why
2019-07-12
[CDF PRODUZIONI (CDF RECORDS)]
Widow's Weeds
Widow's Weeds
2019-06-07
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Widow's Weeds
Widow's Weeds
2019-06-07
[New Machine Recordings]
Widow's Weeds
Widow's Weeds
2019-06-07
[New Machine Recordings]
Widow's Weeds
Widow's Weeds
2019-04-24
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Better Nature (Revisited)
Better Nature (Revisited)
2017-10-17
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Better Nature (Revisited)
Better Nature (Revisited)
2017-10-13
[New Machine Recordings]
Better Nature (Revisited)
Better Nature (Revisited)
2017-10-13
[New Machine Recordings]
Latchkey Kids (Joywave Remix)
Latchkey Kids (Joywave Remix)
2017-05-26
[New Machine Recordings]
Better Nature
Better Nature
2016-01-29
[New Machine Recordings]
Better Nature
Better Nature
2015-09-25
[New Machine Recordings]
Better Nature
Better Nature
2015-09-25
[New Machine Recordings]
Better Nature
Better Nature
2015-01-01
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
The Singles Collection
The Singles Collection
2014-02-25
[Dangerbird Records]
Neck of the Woods
Neck of the Woods
2012-05-08
[Dangerbird Records]
Seasick - EP
Seasick - EP
2011-11-25
[Dangerbird Records]
Swoon
Swoon
2009-04-14
[Dangerbird Records]
Remixes
Remixes
2007-12-11
[Dangerbird Records]
Carnavas
Carnavas
2007-03-06
[MapleMusic Recordings]
Live Session - EP
Live Session - EP
2007-02-27
[Dangerbird Records]
Carnavas
Carnavas
2006-07-25
[Dangerbird Records]
Carnavas
Carnavas
2006-01-01
[Fontana North/Maplecore]
Pikul
Pikul
2005-07-26
[Dangerbird Records]