The Hipster Offspring of Billy Corgan (Shudder)

Silversun Pickups

Despite being a band that shamelessly worships and copies the Smashing Pumkins sound, Silversun Pickups are honestly a lot of fun to listen to. In fact, they do the Pumkins better than the Pumkins, at least the current incarnation. The classic early 'nineties energy (remember the whole quiet-loud-quiet-loud dynamic?) is present in full force from beginning to end, the songwriting is alienated without being melodramatic or overly-obvious, and the playing is accomplished without being polished. Besides all that, the music is just refreshing. The Pickups aren't trying to say anything new, they settle for just making catchy tunes. You've probably already heard them and have already formulated your opinions on this band, but here's a sampling anyway:

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