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London, United Kingdom (1995 – present)

Silver Sun are an English indie power pop band, who formed in 1995 in Camden, London, UK. They were initially called Sun…! and released their first EP under that name. They were forced to alter the name soon afterwards. The single “Lava” was their first under the new name. They are best know for their use of The Beach Boys-esque backing vocals. Groups like Super Furry Animals also wrote music in a similar style at the time.

Their critically acclaimed eponymous debut album was released in 1997, and was characterised by strong vocal harmonies and energetic choruses. It was also the first album to be produced by (now) uber-producer Nigel Godrich, who went on to produce Radiohead and Paul McCartney among others. The song “Golden Skin” was featured on the soundtrack to the 1990s British comedy film, Shooting Fish.

The band’s second album Neo Wave was released the following year. This album had a slightly more polished sound, which some found a little lacking compared to the fuzz-toned wall of sound that the band had cultivated with their debut release. It contains their biggest hit “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late”, a cover of the Johnny Mathis ballad which the band originally recorded as a joke and have since disowned. The EP release also contained a version of Rush’s 10 minute prog-epic “Xanadu” which the band condensed into a 3-minute pop song, as well as a cover of My Bloody Valentine’s ‘You Made Me Realise’.
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  • toughman123

    I wish I could find the guitar tabs for Golden Skin.

    1 Dec 2012 Reply

  • jimbobtropolis

    so good...

    17 May 2012 Reply

  • Cupppy

    3 albums and some EPs now available on Spotify, a welcome find

    19 Mar 2012 Reply

  • rune_watdefak

    when i tried to find their album from internet.. the results is silversun pickups -_____-

    21 Jan 2012 Reply

  • aniym

    other bands with this style: Weezer, That Dog, Ozma, Get Up Kids, Teenage Fanclub, Nancy Boy, Ash.

    12 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Chaffro

    Great CD covers too.

    8 Oct 2011 Reply

  • Magic_Alex

    Don't worry Silver Sun, Magic Alex DJ's haven't forgotten about you... http://magicalexdjs.blogspot.com/

    23 Sep 2011 Reply

  • IANROBOT

    Just picked up the S/T. Really good stuff. Kind of reminds me of Weezer circa Green album only it's much shinier

    1 Aug 2011 Reply

  • cleany

    I'm still loving the self-titled album...unfortunately I can't find the rest of the albums

    7 Jan 2011 Reply

  • hi_scorpia

    unfortunately noone has that silver sun sound except them! they are a genre unto themselves!

    19 Nov 2010 Reply

  • richrecruiter

    Great music. Looking for other bands with a similar style.

    26 Sep 2010 Reply

  • LoLyfe

    I'm sure I saw this band in September/October 1997 in Camden, can anyone confirm?

    26 Aug 2010 Reply

  • BillStrange

    Cool indeed!

    3 May 2010 Reply

  • poorshakes

    They're still great, the songs haven't aged at all. Right now i like Top Trumps and Sharks

    6 Mar 2010 Reply

  • hi_scorpia

    greatest band EVER

    22 May 2009 Reply

  • squigbobble

    tag as psytrance

    18 Oct 2008 Reply

  • Biricharas

    first time i hear this band and i like it!

    15 Aug 2008 Reply

  • robotsandme

    SS are one of those bands that don't have a single bad track. I've been listening to them for over 10 years and they still blow my mind!

    27 May 2008 Reply

  • poorshakes

    i picked up a silver sun promo of 'sharks' a while back. it has a radio edit an a slight remix called 'big guitar mix'. such a good song

    20 Mar 2008 Reply

  • darkglasses

    They remind me a lot of The Records. Pretty cool.

    5 Jan 2008 Reply
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