Silversun Pickups
USA, 2000–now
Los Angeles band formed in 2000, whose debut Carnavas ('Lazy Eye') layered fuzzed, swirling guitars under Brian Aubert's androgynous vocals — an unabashed love of My Bloody Valentine's shoegaze that critics often mistook for Smashing Pumpkins.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Silversun Pickups and 0 artists Silversun Pickups influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Silversun Pickups?
- My Bloody Valentine — Brian Aubert has said Silversun Pickups were shamelessly imitating My Bloody Valentine — he was surprised by the Smashing Pumpkins comparisons, having not heard them until after recording Carnavas.
- Sonic Youth — Sonic Youth's noisy, textured guitar rock is among the acts feeding Silversun Pickups' wall-of-sound.
- The Velvet Underground — The Velvet Underground's drone and noise sit in Silversun Pickups' shoegaze DNA.