Tenterhooks

The Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles quartet Silversun Pickups create with a sense of urgency, eloquence and intensity all at once.

They throw caution to the wind, but they do so with panache. This push-and-pull has catapulted the group—Brian Aubert [vocals, guitar], Nikki Monninger [bass, vocals], Christopher Guanlao [drums], and Joe Lester [keys]—out of a crowded and competitive local scene and into the wide open space of some of the world’s biggest stages, buoyed by Top 10 albums, Platinum success, and tastemaker acclaim, leading them to thrive as one of this century’s most consistent and quietly impactful rock bands.