Carnavas

Carnavas
Studio album by
Silversun Pickups
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
RecordedJanuary – April 2006
StudioBeer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length55:54
67:50 (vinyl release)
LabelDangerbird
ProducerDave Cooley
Silversun Pickups chronology
Pikul
(2005) 		Carnavas
(2006) 		Live Session
(2007)
Singles from Carnavas
  1. "Lazy Eye"
    Released: February 2007
  2. "Future Foe Scenarios"
    Released: May 21, 2007
  3. "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
    Released: July 2, 2007[1]
  4. "Little Lover's So Polite"
    Released: February 12, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
IGN9.1/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME[6]
Pitchfork5.0/10[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]

Carnavas is the debut studio album by alternative band Silversun Pickups. It was released on July 25, 2006. "Carnavas" is a surname from the Greek side of lead guitarist and vocalist Brian Aubert's family.[11] Some suppliers were also given copies of The Tripwire Session: Live in Chicago, a four-track EP.

The album generated two successful singles on the US Modern Rock chart. "Lazy Eye" hit number 5 in 2007 and "Well Thought Out Twinkles" reached number 9 in 2008. Carnavas has sold more than 500,000 copies and was certified gold in the US on May 31, 2018.[12]

  1. ^ "Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Karan, Tim (October 4, 2006). "Silversun Pickups - Carnavas". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Silversun Pickups - Carnavas". 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Clarke, Betty (25 May 2007). "Silversun Pickups, Carnavas". The Guardian. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Silver, Dan. "Silversun Pickups". NME. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Silversun Pickups: Carnavas". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Begrand, Adrien (2 August 2006). "Silversun Pickups: Carnavas". PopMatters. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone : Carnavas : Review". Rolling Stone. September 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02.
  10. ^ Gowing, Liam (August 2006). "SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Carnavas". Spin. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Selected Seattlest Interview: Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups". Seattlest. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  12. ^ "RIAA May 2018 Awards" (PDF). RIAA. Retrieved November 12, 2021.