Silversun Pickups is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, signed to Dangerbird Records, and headed by Brian Aubert. They released their debut Pikul EP in July of 2005, and their full length album Carnavas on July 26, 2006.

The current band lineup consists of Brian Aubert (lead vocals/guitar), Nikki Monninger (bass/vocals), Christopher Guanlao (drums), and Joe Lester (keyboards). The band members are friends who had played together previously or in mutual friends' bands. They got their start in many of the most important L.A. clubs and began to draw a strong following upon the release of the Pikul EP.

On September 26, 2006, the band released their debut full length album Carnavas. Two of the album's four singles - "Lazy Eye" and "Well Thought Out Twinkles" would hit the top 10 of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2007. The band finished a three-week tour opening for Australian rockers Wolfmother on December 9, 2006, and later toured with OK Go and Snow Patrol on their U.S. spring tour, which ended on April 10, 2007. The band also played at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California on April 27, 2007 and would play various concerts for Modern Rock formatted radio stations in the US throughout the year.

The band also toured the UK and Ireland while Carnavas was released there on May 28, 2007. They opened for the Foo Fighters in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland. And opened for Kaiser Chiefs during their European tour.

The band's sound, often encompassing multiple overdubs of distorted guitars, is frequently compared to that of The Smashing Pumpkins, while the band members have said they are heavily influenced by artists such as My Bloody Valentine, the Velvet Underground, Elliott Smith, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, and Secret Machines as well as numerous other artists with lesser publicity; especially "by songs like 'Rhinoceros' from 'Gish' [by The Smashing Pumpkins] and '[The] Diamond Sea' from 'Washing Machine' [by Sonic Youth]" (Nikki Monninger).

Band members
* Brian Aubert - guitar/vocals
* Nikki Monninger - bass/vocals
* Chris Guanlao - drums
* Joe Lester - keyboards

Former members
* Jack Kennedy - Guitar

Additional Members
* Tanya Haden - Cello


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