Rob Bejusca

Silversun Pickups Swoon Boca Raton, FL (6/16)

Silversun Pickups Swoon Boca Raton, FL (6/16): “

For some, music is all about personal experience. Four years ago, as my wife and I were stuck in L.A. traffic on our first vacation together, I heard this voice leak out of the radio. ‘I’ve been waiting,’ the effeminate singer crooned, over candy coated guitar lines that seemed stripped from an early Pumpkins demo. ‘I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.’ Immediately, I fell in love. It was only a matter of time before I discovered those mellow vocals belonged to vocalist Brian Aubert, who led an L.A. quartet called Silversun Pickups, who were growing increasingly popular at the time. It was only a matter of seconds, however, that I became a fan. What started with Carnavas continued with last year’s Swoon, leading all the way up to last night… at Sunset Cove Amphitheater, in the lovely, cynical confines of Boca Raton, FL.

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