Silversun Pickups similitude?

[elfreako]

No this isn't about the Smashing Pumpkins.

I'm wondering, does anyone else find that the singer sounds a lot like Tom Hooper from Ginger / Grapes of Wrath, especially on the "Suddenly I Came To My Senses" album?

Random thought...

[Gowienczyk]

No, but he reminds me of the guy from The Apples of Stereo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEvhTP-NQM

Just a tad.

[cdestey]

They always reminded me more of Sonic Youth than anyone else.

[BLOODNAIL]

When I saw them play at the Latitude festival, the lead singer sounded like Per Gessle from Roxette (not so much on the record though)

[swings1940]

Musical style and influences
The band's sound, often encompassing multiple overdubs of distorted guitars, is frequently compared to that of The Smashing Pumpkins[3][4][5][6], while the band members have said they are heavily influenced by artists such as My Bloody Valentine, the Velvet Underground, Elliott Smith, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, and Secret Machines as well as numerous other artists with lesser publicity; especially "by songs like 'Rhinoceros' from 'Gish' [by The Smashing Pumpkins] and '[The] Diamond Sea' from 'Washing Machine' [by Sonic Youth]" (Nikki Monninger).

-wikipedia.org

I would have to agree with the sounding like smashing pumpkins. The drummer has a sonic youth style though. That band just stuck to me the first time I played it on Rockband and snagged the album.