Theres No Secrets This Year

Album: Silversun Pickups - Swoon

This is second Silversun Pickups album, I absolutely loved their debut Carnavas from front to back, Swoon is a different animal though. Carnavas has Lazy Eye and Well Thought Out Twinkles which beyond being good songs and singles, became songs on commercials (which I will write about later) This album doesn't have a song that could fit in a commercial and have widespread appeal. I have tried on multiple occasions to try to listen to it from beginning to end, but cant do it. It does have some real highlights, but avoids the formula that made The Pixies and many other bands, the soft loud soft progression. Many compare Silversun Pickups to the Smashing Pumpkins and I think this is a fair comparison. The lead singers high, almost female like voice will definitely turn some people off, but if you can listen to the shoegaze, its fits pretty well.

Silversun Pickups - There's No Secrets This Year