Silversun Pickups rose up the old-fashioned way (Chicago Sun-Times)

12 March 2010, 2:02 am

Jim DeRogatis: At a time when bands that were formed yesterday play arenas tonight andare forgotten tomorrow, Silversun Pickups have built a career theold-fashioned way: with a slow but steady rise to stardom. Then last year, a few months after the release of their second album,"Swoon," the musicians found themselves nominated for a Best New ArtistGrammy.... Read More »

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