SILVERSUN PICKUPS – Carnavas (Dangerbird Records, 2006)

OneLastCigarette: i want you to start listening to the new cursive record
OneLastCigarette: happy hollow
JCP001: is that the one you said was awesome?
OneLastCigarette: no
OneLastCigarette: thats the last one, the ugly organ
JCP001: so it’s rotten?
OneLastCigarette: this is the one where he replaces cellos with horns
OneLastCigarette: its ok
JCP001: what did you think of that sspu record?
OneLastCigarette: its good
JCP001: it’s nothing surprisingly new but it’s definitely good for what it is
OneLastCigarette: watered down indie rock
OneLastCigarette: mmm
OneLastCigarette: sometimes the singer sounds like a girl, but in a very manly way.
JCP001: poppy, fuzz rock a la early jimmy eat world and smashing pumpkins
JCP001: maybe he sounds like a girl because sometimes the weird bassist girl sings
OneLastCigarette: no he sounds like a girl all on his own. when the girl sings with him it reminds me of The Anniversary. they made one good album, Designing a Nervous Breakdown and then made a giant bomb and broke up. the anniversary’s “layered vocals” were unique and at the time it was the only band with a girl singer i really liked
OneLastCigarette: besides alanis
OneLastCigarette: actually alanis came several years before, in the form of a jagged little pill
OneLastCigarette: female angst, mmm
JCP001: yeah, I guess he does sound like a scratchy voiced girl here and there
JCP001: They’ll probably get huge
OneLastCigarette: i dont think theyre gonna be as big of a deal as you say. i mean they got their modern rock radio on but…
JCP001: and kick out the keyboard player/ electronic noise-maker guy
OneLastCigarette: you leave him alone
OneLastCigarette: theyre not gonna kick him out just cause he looks old. he just went bald early. thats mad indie son.
OneLastCigarette: he jus’ needs a handlebar stache now.
JCP001: maybe they’ll just be a big indie band
OneLastCigarette: does that mean theyre only gonna have one record?
JCP001: no there’s an ep –which is good but not as good as the full length. dreamier and slower. yeah, they’re done. in 2016 they’ll have an anniversary show of its release. it’ll be awesome
OneLastCigarette: by then the can of corona w/ lime wedge will cost $37
JCP001: i think if i saw the album cover art without listening to them i’d think they were some lame hippy band
OneLastCigarette: looks like ELO or some shit
JCP001: At least they’re good live.
JCP001: they need more build-ups
OneLastCigarette: yeah i still have my commemorative cmj dkny key necklace.
OneLastCigarette: build ups to what jeff?
JCP001: to somethng huge(er). i know what you wanted me to say, jerk =/
JCP001: they do have some pretty big rock parts though. I’m officially saying this is on my list of best of 2006
OneLastCigarette: the guy had some pretty huge guitar moves. his movements made up for the bass girl’s stiffness.
JCP001: she was freaky and wasn’t used to singing while playing. or just playing live in general
JCP001: the drummer is also fun to watch. his cymbals are high
OneLastCigarette: every pic in camera phone is blurry cause they were rocking too hard for my 1.3 mexapixels.
JCP001: my phone’s video setting sucks. sounds like the singer is speaking in tongues
OneLastCigarette: i know, its horrible.
JCP001: i’ll try to post the 10-15 seconds of the sspu show i got later on to prove my point.
OneLastCigarette: i would say that ill post the pics fro my phone, but i never will.
OneLastCigarette: i kind of lose interest around track 8 but if i really put myself into it its a solid album.
OneLastCigarette: slow moving but entertaining.
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