Carnavas

Infobox Album
Name = Carnavas
Type = studio
Artist = Silversun Pickups


Released = start date|2006|7|25
Recorded = January - April 2006 at Beer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 55:54 67:50 (Japanese/vinyl release)
Label = Dangerbird
Producer = Dave Cooley
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:py8ibks9fakv link]
*IGN (9.1/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/720/720707p1.html link]
*PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/silversun-pickups-carnavas/ link]
*Rocklouder Rating|4|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/3072/Silversun-Pickups---Carnavas.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/silversunpickups/albums/album/10850284/review/10962883/carnavas link]
*MusicEmissions (5/5) [http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=4567 link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (5.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38619/Silversun_Pickups_Carnavas link]
* "Cosmos Gaming" [http://www.cosmosgaming.com/articles.php?id=1063&articletype=review link]
Last album = "Pikul" (2005)
This album = "Carnavas" (2006)
Next album =
Misc = singles
Name = Carnavas
Type = studio
Single 1 = Future Foe Scenarios
Single 1 date = start date|2007|5|21
Single 2 = Well Thought Out Twinkles
Single 2 date = start date|2007|7|16
Single 3 = Lazy Eye
Single 3 date = start date|2007|9|17
Single 4 = Little Lover's So Polite
Single 4 date = start date|2008|2|12

"Carnavas" is Silversun Pickups' first full-length studio album. It was released on July 26, 2006. The title is an homage to Aubert's Greek heritage. [cite web|url=http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/07/19/seattlest_interview_brian_aubert_of_silversun_pickups.php|title=Selected Seattlest Interview: Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups|publisher=Seattlest|accessdate=May 6|accessyear=2007] Some suppliers were also given copies of "The Tripwire Session: Live In Chicago", a four track EP.

As of the Billboard 200 dated June 30, 2007, it has sold 183,864 copies. [cite web|url=http://pulsemusic.proboards48.com/index.cgi?board=gmn&action=display&thread=1182953750&page=1#1180032665|title=Billboard 200 Albums|publisher=Music Pulse|accessdate=May 25|accessyear=2007] .

The album generated two successful singles on the US Modern Rock chart. "Lazy Eye" hit #5 and "Well Thought Out Twinkles" hit #9, the first one in 2007 and the following peaked at #9 in 2008.

The song "Well Thought Out Twinkles" is part of the soundtrack of skateboarding video game "Tony Hawk's Proving Ground". Similarly, "Lazy Eye" will be a playable song in "Rock Band 2" and "Guitar Hero World Tour".

Track listing

tracklist
all_writing = Silversun Pickups (Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester, Christopher Guanlao)

title1 = Melatonin
length1 = 4:04

title2 = Well Thought Out Twinkles
length2 = 4:02

title3 = Checkered Floor
length3 = 4:51

title4 = Little Lover's So Polite
length4 = 4:58

title5 = Future Foe Scenarios
length5 = 5:20

title6 = Waste It On
length6 = 4:13

title7 = Lazy Eye
length7 = 5:54

title8 = Rusted Wheel
length8 = 6:00

title9 = Dream at Tempo 119
length9 = 4:51

title10 = Three Seed
length10 = 5:40

title11 = Common Reactor
length11 = 6:01

title12 = Mercury
length12 = 5:38
note12 = Japanese/vinyl bonus track

title13 = Table Scraps
length13 = 6:18
note13 = Japanese/vinyl bonus track

Personnel

*Brian Aubert - guitar/vocals
*Nikki Monninger - bass/backing vocals
*Christopher Guanlao - drums
*Joe Lester - keyboards
*Dave Cooley - Producer
*Tom Biller - Engineer
*Tony Hoffer - Mixing

Artwork

The CD cover for "Carnavas" is a slightly edited partial image of artist Darren Waterston's 2004 painting entitled "Summit". The inlay, also featured on the Silversun Pickups' website and Myspace page, is titled "Becoming Tree".

Charts

Album

Singles

References