Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

"So clear, but so unheard."

Album: Carnavas [debut album]
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock
Recorded:  Los Angeles, California
Album Release: July 25th 2006
Single Release: September 17th 2007 [2nd single]
Length: 5:54
Producer: Dave Cooley
Vocalist: Brian Aubert
Label: Dangerbird Records

Music Video


Live on KEXP from 2015


On Letterman from 2006

Charts, Streams & Sales

US (albums): 1x gold
US (singles): 1x platinum
Spotify: Over 161 million
YouTube Music: Over 95 million

Instruments

Bass, drums, guitar, keyboard

Details

• Silversun Pickups have an undoubted shoegaze influence but it's mild and the overall texture of their music is indie pop or indie rock. Despite many people thinking the vocalist on 'Lazy Eye' is female, he's actually a guy, Brian Aubert.
  
  Aubert said he finds it amusing when people expect a swanky chick to walk on stage and what they get is him. I imagine he stares at their surprised faces and has a good chuckle to himself.
  
  "I loved the idea of playing a show, and walking out on stage with my beard in front of some guy who was expecting to see some swanky chick instead." [Aubert talking to Under the Radar in 2009]
  
  
• 'Lazy Eye' is about a guy who has found feelings for someone but expected falling in love would be different, "I've been waiting for this moment all my life but it's not quite right." As if he should move forward but his lazy eye can't help but linger on the person who's tickled his fancy, "with the same old lazy eye fixed to rest on you."
  
  
• 'Lazy Eye' is the bands most popular song by some distance, partly because it became a favourite amongst players of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero.
  
• Carnavas is a Greek surname which was chosen as the albums title because of singer Brian Aubert's Greek heritage.
  
  
• Silversun Pickups take their name from an off-license in Los Angeles. It refers to the anticipation that comes after buying alcohol but before drinking it.
  
  

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