The Silversun Pickups that I saw last night were loads better than the Silversun Pickups I saw five months ago at SXSW. Their sound has evolved vastly, while they have taken their live show to a whole new level. To put it briefly…they flat out fucking rocked. The quartet had Mercury Lounge bouncing for a good hour and a half as they plowed through most of their recorded material. Frontman Brian Aubert juggled vocal and guitar duties while working wah-wah pedal and stomp boxes. Nikki Monninger unassumingly fed the background with thick bass lines and harmonies, cracking a grin everytime the band really started to rock out. Some of the highlights of the set included: “Lazy Eye”, “Dream at Tempo 119″, “Kissing Families”, and “Little Lover’s So Polite”. More pictures after the jump.
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one of the best shows i’ve seen at the merc in awhile.
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agreed, what a great show. they played a massive set of 11 songs (and a few virgin live performances) and closed out with 3 crowd-requested encores.
aubert had great stage chemistry too, keeping the packed crowd entertained between songs (and when he missed a second verse intro, doh!) without acting like a dumbass or a cocky bitch.
hugely recommended. i bet these guys are really going to blow up.
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Does anyone have a live recording of this SSPU show? If so, I’d love to trade:
http://www.spacecommandmusic.com/sspu/livelist.html