![]() ![]() One lonely high Cymbal from his kit stood tall, making it a reach to hit, but so satisfying to see. I loved seeing Chritopher Guanlao playing the drums with wild abandon like Animal from the Muppets. ![]() “Little Lover’s So Polite” was another classic. “If you are not into it”, he said, “just go outside or to the bar for a little while.” Some think this is about war, while many more think it involves the war against drug addiction. Silversun Pickups MTelusīrian introduced “Royal We” saying this next song was a little upsetting. Seems Brian has a crush on Montreal and that’s fine with me. “Osheaga is the best festival!”, he said, much to the delight of the crowd. Lucky for us, he recovered from the flu, but during one particularly long guitar solo, you can see he was playing through the pain.īrian said that as they looked over the tour schedule, they said they could NOT miss Montreal, his favorite city on this tour. While at the hospital, he was given a flu shot…and got the flu. He said he fell off a stage and broke it, metal plate and screws now holding it together. Brian Aubert shows his broken arm | Silversun Pickupsīrian Aubert spoke to the crowd and showed his cast on his right arm, his strumming hand. They next brought us back in time to 2006 for “Well Thought Out Twinkles” off the album that graced my iPod in the Top 25 Most Played Playlist.Īlthough tonight, six songs would come from Better Nature, it really was a trip through their whole catalogue of albums. ![]() There was a lot of love for Nikki from the crowd, who lost herself in the songs with a cool similar to Kim Gordon. We all got sucked into their vortex of sound and soon shouted “We want it!” along with Nikki Monninger in her red party dress. That’s the moment when the butterflies came, which brought with them the opening notes of “Nightlight” from Better Nature. They slowly took their instruments and the lights went dark. Silversun Pickups were greeted with generous applause as they made their way to the stage. Minus the Bear – MTelusīy the time “Last Kiss” came, they had the audience clapping along and swaying along to their groove, getting us warmed up after braving the cold Montreal streets. Their sound was complex indie rock that you can easily dance to. I looked back to see many dancing to this Seattle band. It was clear later in the night that Brian loved them and was grateful to have them on tour. I was wrong and pleasantly surprised at what I heard. I don’t know what I selected to sample them on YouTube, but I wasn’t into it. I entered a very packed MTelus to the sounds of Minus the Bear. ![]() So yes, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. That voice that is so soft, juxtaposed with heavy guitars and drums, but mixed with just the right volume that makes it magical. Back and forth till Brian finally lets loose and screams to a crescendo and come back to a mellow jam to finish off. It would slowly build up and escalate, just teasing us, and coming back down again, only to wind up once more. I remember driving on my way to Morin Heights in 2006 and I was listening to a podcast from Indie 103.1 when I first heard “Lazy Eye”. Pre-order it here.I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life…and it was just right. The tracklist and a new band photo are below.īetter Nature will be out 9/25 via New Machine Recordings. Until then, I’ll be playing “Lazy Eye” on loop in anticipation. The lead single is called “Nightlife” and will be out 8/6. The Silverlake quartet worked with producer Jacknife Lee again, recording the album in his Topanga studio. Their fourth album will be called Better Nature, and it’s coming out via New Machine Recordings. The fuzzed-out Neck Of The Woods followed in 2012, and today, after three years, they’ve announced the follow-up. quartet has a brand new album in the works.įor context, “Lazy Eye” is on their debut Carnavas which came out in 2006, and their sophomore album Swoon was released in 2009. After you get out from under that existential pondering, get excited that this awesome L.A. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat quietly before an important or uncertain event, mouthing this line to myself over and over: “I have been waiting, I have been waiting for this moment all my life / but it’s not quite right.” Eventually, you realize that it’s never going to be quite right, but it’s the waiting that makes the moment worth it. If you haven’t heard it, do yourself a favor and listen to it like five times in a row. In 2006 Silversun Pickups put out one of the songs that best captures that era: “ Lazy Eye.” It’s got all the thrumming guitars, kickstarted drums, and existential longing turned to seething joy that made indie rock in the mid-aughts so fucking enjoyable and so powerfully relatable. ![]()
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