Los Angeles, CA · alt-rock · shoegaze

Silversun Pickups

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Fuzz-forward LA alt-rock with Brian Aubert's androgynous yelp cutting through the swirl — 'Lazy Eye' still the slow-burn standard.

Silversun Pickups came together in Los Angeles in 2002, built around guitarist and vocalist Brian Aubert and bassist Nikki Monninger, whose harmonies and shared vocals are a fixture of the band's sound. Their music sits between alternative rock and shoegaze: heavily distorted guitars, layered keyboards and long crescendos, with Aubert's high, slightly frayed voice riding above the noise.

'Lazy Eye' remains the song most listeners know them by, a slow build that has stayed in rotation on alternative radio since its release. Subsequent albums have leaned further into electronics and production detail while keeping the same basic dynamic of quiet verses opening into loud, saturated choruses.

alt-rockshoegaze