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Silversun Pickups -- singer-guitarist Brian Aubert, bass player Nikki Monninger, keyboardist Joe Lester and drummer Christopher Guanlao -- formed in Los Angeles in 2005.
The band derived its name from Silversun Liquor, a store in L.A.'s Silver Lake neighborhood that Aubert and Monninger patronized regularly.
The song 'Lazy Eye,' from the group's full-length debut, 'Carnavas,' was featured on an episode of 'The O.C.'

Is Silversun Liquor aware of the band?
The owner pulled out a Rolling Stone we were in and asked why we didn't talk about the store.
Are you OK with Pumpkins comparisons?
We accept it. Comparisons are not in your control. It's nice that people talk about you at all.
Which celebs have been to your shows?
We read that Andy Dick was. We were amazed that our show was relevant enough to talk about. However, we are talking about Andy Dick...

Silversun Pickups ... remind me of good 90s rock without necessarily sounding like 90s rock. -- Chris Walker Versus
[Lead singer Brian] Aubert's vocals are angelic and would even be mistaken for a female's... -- Obscure Sound
[T]hey've been widely likened to a 'Siamese Dream'-era Smashing Pumpkins, before Billy Corgan ... began boring everyone to death with his solo albums. -- TiFaux

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