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I’ll start this write-up with a disclaimer: I am NOT a massive Silversun Pickups fan. “Lazy Eye” is an awesome song, and their album probably deserves more listens from me than I gave it, but I’m not obsessed with their style and sound.
That being said, “Panic Switch” gives Silversun Pickups fans exactly what they want- buzzy vocals from lead singer Brian Aubert (who still makes you forget he’s a guy at times), pulsing guitars, and that “small epic” feel that “Lazy Eye” has. The track is off of their upcoming album, Swoon.
The track is pretty flat for about four minutes, feeling like a ton of build-up. Then the bridge kicks in (“Waiting, fading, floating away”), the guitars pick up, and it really gets interesting. From 3:50 on, “Panic Switch” is a great song, with wailing guitars, more powerful singing from Aubert, and a hard-rocking ending. But the long wait for the good stuff makes it just okay. Again, for a Silversun fan, this is awesome stuff. For anyone else, it’s a good listen. What do you guys think?
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by on March 16, 2009 ‡ 0 reactions
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I’m not a fan but I really like this song, don’t know why yet.. love the vocals, gave me the chills at first lol.
Why the low quality on the song? :O I looked for a minute and found it at 192 kbit/s.
I was one of those that gushed over their album, even though it wasn’t “really” that good when you listen to it a few times. But that said, this song is an improvement all of that. So that’s pretty exciting.
I was pretty much obsessed with Carnavas for a good few months. As a fan, I must say I’m not disappointed in this new track. The opening riff almost has a TMV feel to it. I’m looking forward to hearing Swoon in its entirety!
I’m w/ turbo minus being obsessed. But I’ll admit that I listened to Carnavas A LOT when it came out. Thanks for the song!! Lookin’ fwd to the new album.
You’re right, it definitely gave me what I was looking for. Cant wait for Swoon. Also, is there a reason why the download links now use a .php download manager instead of just the .mp3 link? No biggie, but it does mean that when I download the link, I then have to rename it as an mp3 file. (Might just be a mac thing?)