When The Smashing Pumpkins first announced they were coming back I was elated. After a while I started feeling impatient and was craving new Pumpkins more and more. I was so anxious for news on their progress that Tac signed me up for a google alert on everything Billy Corgan and S.P. It was then I started seeing the name Silversun Pickups in all kinds of articles as people compared them to The Pumpkins; saying how amazingly they sounded alike.
Of course I was skeptical, you don’t just go throwing around statements like that. No one can actually sound like Billy Corgan, but still I found myself getting excited. So we listened to them on Pandora, and after about 10 seconds I was irrationally crabby because they didn’t sound like Billy (just been established in previous sentence that is impossible), so I turned them off in total disgust and have firmly held my position of dislike since then. Tac tried to explain it was more of an overall music type of comparison, and I am normally sane enough to not react like this, but my brain was in a weakened condition due to the lack of any new Pumpkins.
Lately it’s been bothering me that I don’t actually remember what this band that I dislike so much sound like. I got onto their myspace page last week to give them a listen and was so sad by what I heard; because what I heard was really good music. Tac was only too happy in helping me right my wrong, he immediately purchased their album from itunes ( I think he had been wanting it for awhile, but he was sweet enough not to mess with the insanity that can be me). We have been listening to them for two days straight now. Even my three year old said he really liked these songs, but had never heard them before.
The point of this wasn’t to share something that might be new to you like it usually is, because I’m like the last person on earth to listen to the Silversun Pickups. Mostly I just want to (a little begrudgingly) say that I totally like the Silversun Pickups.
P.S. if you LOVE a particular band or artist, comment and share the love!
Popularity: 12% [?]
My love is not as enduring as Jen’s love for Billy Corgan. I only have brief infatuations with bands that strike a chord with me during a certain period of time. So, at the moment, I am in love with Mew. They are a band out of Denmark. I’m sure if Mew knew me they might love me too. I found them only a year ago. One review described their sound as the Brothers Grimm using a Radiohead tour as the springboard for a new set of fairytales. They’re an aquired taste. However, start with their songs “Special”, “Snow Brigade”, or “Apocalypso” and you will soon find the genius called Mew.
Thanks Larry, I TOTALLY appreciate that. I spent much time listening to them today and I am sold. Mew is a little Danish treat.
i have a lot of recent ones. The Mugs, that’s my recent favorite. They have a new album coming out soon, and they sent me a copy so i could share a few songs on my blog. It’s so incredible!!!
also, I’m loving the new Jens Lekman (i don’t think that one’s out yet either, i’m a naughty girl who downloads music…but i buy it too, so don’t worry!) as well as Ra Ra Riot. Gliss is a band I’m digging a lot too. And Sleepy Demons, very very good stuff there!
Hi Shannon, Thanks for the great list. I heard some songs by Jens Lekman,The Mugs, Ra Ra Riot,and Sleepy Demons on your blog site; I love your blog. I have been checking out Gliss some more, since the only song I knew of was their Smashing Pumpkins song. I have really enjoyed them, and I have been listening to some more of Ra Ra Riot as well, so Thank You.