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'''Silversun Pickups''' are a Los Angeles [[Shoegaze]] band who have steadily gained popularity, starting in the 2000s with the release of their debut, "Pikul." Originally consisting of two romantically engaged couples, they went by the name "A Couple Of Couples," but a lineup change made this become a ''not'' [[Meaningful Name]].
The current{{when}} lineup consists of [[Deadpan Snarker|Brian Aubert]], [[Shrinking Violet|Nikki Monninger]], [[The Man Behind the Man|Joe Lester]], and [[Sophisticated As Hell|Chris Guanlo.]] The band name is derived from a liquor store close to where the band members used to live; whoever's job it was to obtain booze was making the "Silversun Pickup," as it was called. It eventually became the band's name.
Two of their songs, "Lazy Eye" (from ''Carnavas'') and "There's No Secrets This Year" (from ''Swoon''), have appeared in seperate [[Guitar Hero]] games. Other relatively well-known songs include "Well Thought Out Twinkles," "The Royal We," and "Panic Switch."
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* [[Album Title Drop]]: For ''Swoon'', occurs during the outro to "There's No Secrets This Year".
* [[Band of Relatives]]: The original lineup went by the name "A Couple Of Couples," for they were indeed [[Exactly What It Says
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''Neck of the Woods'' is a lot more ominous and gothic than their other albums.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most of the lyrics are written like this. "It's Nice To Know You Work Alone," for example - the title alone sounds like it's in [[Sarcasm Mode]].
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Out Of Breath" from ''Neck of the Woods''. It's about continuing a relationship despite being fed up with it, but the title itself can also be the appropriate thing to say at the end of an album.
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: The narrator of "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)."
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* [[Non-Appearing Title]]: "Well Thought Out Twinkles," "Three Seed." "Dream at Tempo 119" is a partial example, as the words "Tempo 119" appear in the song, but not "Dream."
** Subverted with "The Royal We." It doesn't show up at first, but the title ''is'' eventually used in a title-only ''outro'.
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* [[Performance Video]]: The "Kissing Families" video starts out as this, but then [[Take That Us|Nikki's clumsiness ends up knocking over all the equipment.]]
** The video for "Lazy Eye" also counts - the band is performing in a club. "Substitution" takes this a step further - the band is playing the song for...''[[Mundane Utility|a game of musical chairs]]''.
* [[Psycho Strings]]: "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" ends with this.
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* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: [[Gender
* [[Serious Business]]: Averted to a ridiculous extent. They didn't expect to be particularly successful and are mostly just enjoying the ride.
* [[Shoegaze]]: Where they have their roots. ''Pikul'' and ''Carnavas'' are pretty straightforward shoegaze, while ''Swoon'' and ''Neck of the Woods'' branch out into various other genres.
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