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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’.
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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rune_watdefak wrote:
when i tried to find their album from internet.. the results is silversun pickups -_____-
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aniym wrote:
other bands with this style: Weezer, That Dog, Ozma, Get Up Kids, Teenage Fanclub, Nancy Boy, Ash.
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Chaffro wrote:
Great CD covers too.
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Magic_Alex wrote:
Don't worry Silver Sun, Magic Alex DJ's haven't forgotten about you... http://magicalexdjs.blogspot.com/
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IANROBOT wrote:
Just picked up the S/T. Really good stuff. Kind of reminds me of Weezer circa Green album only it's much shinier
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cleany wrote:
I'm still loving the self-titled album...unfortunately I can't find the rest of the albums
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hi_scorpia wrote:
unfortunately noone has that silver sun sound except them! they are a genre unto themselves!
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richrecruiter wrote:
Great music. Looking for other bands with a similar style.
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LoLyfe wrote:
I'm sure I saw this band in September/October 1997 in Camden, can anyone confirm?
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BillStrange wrote:
Cool indeed!
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poorshakes wrote:
They're still great, the songs haven't aged at all. Right now i like Top Trumps and Sharks
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hi_scorpia wrote:
greatest band EVER
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squigbobble wrote:
tag as psytrance
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Biricharas wrote:
first time i hear this band and i like it!
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robotsandme wrote:
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!
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poorshakes wrote:
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
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darkglasses wrote:
They remind me a lot of The Records. Pretty cool.
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sjdean wrote:
Part of the problem of the low play count, is that Silver Sun, is also known as Silversun
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lazyhour wrote:
Silver Sun's fantastic new album Dad's Weird Dream is out now on Invisible Hands records.
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TheAlexH wrote:
Just incase someone happens to read this who didn't know...Silver Sun released a new album in 2005! As I speak, another is almost finished...
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Hagumugi tagged Silver Sun with ‘power pop’. May 2011
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