# Carnavas

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Carnavas
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Silversun Pickups](/source/Silversun_Pickups)
| cover      = SSPU Carnavas.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2006|7|25}}
| recorded   = January – April 2006
| studio     = Beer Wine Fish, [Echo Park](/source/Echo_Park%2C_Los_Angeles); Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
| genre      =
* [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)
* [indie rock](/source/indie_rock)
* [post-punk revival](/source/post-punk_revival)
* [nu gaze](/source/nu_gaze)
* [dream pop](/source/dream_pop)
| length     = 55:54<br />67:50 (vinyl release)
| label      = [Dangerbird](/source/Dangerbird_Records)
| producer   = [Dave Cooley](/source/Dave_Cooley)
| prev_title = [Pikul](/source/Pikul_(EP))
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [Live Session](/source/Live_Session_(Silversun_Pickups_EP))
| next_year  = 2007
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Carnavas
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))
 | single1date = February 2007
 | single2     = Future Foe Scenarios
 | single2date = May 21, 2007
 | single3     = [Well Thought Out Twinkles](/source/Well_Thought_Out_Twinkles)
 | single3date = July 2, 2007<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/well-thought-out-twinkles-mw0001904478 |title=Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles |access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref>
 | single4     = Lazy Eye
 | single4date = September 17, 2007 (reissue)
 | single5     = Little Lover's So Polite
 | single5date = February 12, 2008
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r841447|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(magazine))''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/review_archive_373/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020052349/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/373.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2006 |title=Silversun Pickups - Carnavas |last=Karan |first=Tim |publisher=[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(magazine))|access-date=November 12, 2021|date=October 4, 2006}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/may/25/popandrock.shopping1 |title=Silversun Pickups, Carnavas |last=Clarke |first=Betty |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=25 May 2007 |accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[IGN](/source/IGN)''
| rev4score = 9.1/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/24/silversun-pickups-carnavas |title=Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
 |date=24 July 2006
 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107162422/http://music.ign.com/articles/720/720707p1.html |archive-date=2007-01-07}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)''
| rev5score = 41%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/silversun-pickups-carnavas-1269|title=""|website=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)|last=Murtough|first=Shawn|date=7 June 2007|access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-silversun-pickups-8531 |title=Silversun Pickups |last=Silver |first=Dan |publisher=[NME](/source/NME) |accessdate=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816124036/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-silversun-pickups-8531 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''
| rev7score = 5.0/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9428-carnavas/|title=Silversun Pickups: Carnavas|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)''
| rev8Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/silversun-pickups-carnavas-2495688532.html |title=Silversun Pickups: Carnavas|last=Begrand |first=Adrien |date=2 August 2006|publisher=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) |accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10850284/review/10962883/carnavas|title=Rolling Stone : Carnavas : Review|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |date=September 2, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902145448/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10850284/review/10962883/carnavas |archive-date=2006-09-02 }}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUm4Cp2ZFOEC&q=%22By+turns+darkly+fuzzy+and+brightly+melodic%22&pg=PA85 |title=SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Carnavas |last=Gowing |first=Liam |date=August 2006 |publisher=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine)) |accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
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'''''Carnavas''''' is the debut studio album by alternative band [Silversun Pickups](/source/Silversun_Pickups). It was released on July 25, 2006. "Carnavas" is a surname from the [Greek](/source/Greeks) side of lead guitarist and vocalist [Brian Aubert's](/source/Brian_Aubert) family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/07/19/seattlest_interview_brian_aubert_of_silversun_pickups.php|title=Selected Seattlest Interview: Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups|publisher=[Seattlest](/source/Seattlest)|accessdate=May 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107192236/http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/07/19/seattlest_interview_brian_aubert_of_silversun_pickups.php|archive-date=January 7, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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](/source/Modern_Rock_Tracks) chart. "[Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))" hit number 5 in 2007 and "[Well Thought Out Twinkles](/source/Well_Thought_Out_Twinkles)" reached number 9 in 2008. ''Carnavas'' has sold more than 500,000 copies and was [certified gold](/source/Music_recording_certification) in the US on May 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIAA May 2018 Awards |url=https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RIAA-MAY-2018-AWARDS.pdf |website=RIAA |access-date=November 12, 2021}}</ref>

== Artwork ==
The [CD](/source/CD) cover for ''Carnavas'' is a slightly edited partial image of artist [Darren Waterston](/source/Darren_Waterston)'s 2004 painting ''Summit''.  The inlay, also featured on the Silversun Pickups' website and Myspace page, is titled "Becoming Tree".

==In popular culture==
The song "Rusted Wheel" was used during the end credits roll of the film ''[Puncture](/source/Puncture_(film))''. The song "Well Thought Out Twinkles" is featured on the soundtrack of the skateboarding video game ''[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground](/source/Tony_Hawk's_Proving_Ground)'' on top of being [downloadable content](/source/downloadable_content) for the games ''[Rock Band](/source/Rock_Band_(video_game))'' and ''[Rock Band 2](/source/Rock_Band_2)'' along with "Melatonin".

Similarly, "[Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))" is a playable song in both ''[Rock Band 2](/source/Rock_Band_2)'' and ''[Guitar Hero World Tour](/source/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour)''. The song is also featured on the ''[Forza Horizon](/source/Forza_Horizon)'' soundtrack, on the "Horizon Rocks" station <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/forza-horizon/Soundtrack|title = Soundtrack - Forza Horizon Wiki Guide|website=IGN|accessdate=November 12, 2021}}</ref> and also featured in television advertising for [New World](/source/New_World_(supermarket)) supermarkets in New Zealand. The band has performed "Lazy Eye" on the ''[Late Show with David Letterman](/source/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman)'', ''[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](/source/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno)'', ''[Later With Jools Holland](/source/Later_With_Jools_Holland)'', and ''[Last Call with Carson Daly](/source/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly)''.

The [music video](/source/music_video) for "Lazy Eye" received airplay on [MTV](/source/MTV), [MTV2](/source/MTV2), [MTVU](/source/MTVU), [VH1](/source/VH1), [Fuse](/source/Fuse_(TV_channel)), [MuchMusic](/source/Much_(TV_channel)), [MTV (Latin America)](/source/MTV_(Latin_America)), [International Music Feed](/source/International_Music_Feed) and many other international broadcast outlets. The popularity of the "[Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))" music video led to the creation of a VH1 "[Pop-Up Video](/source/Pop-Up_Video)" version<ref>{{cite web |title=VH1 Pop Up Video (2011) collection |url=https://archive.org/details/PopUpVideo2011/Silversun+Pickups+-+Lazy+Eye.flv |website=Archive.org |access-date=November 12, 2021}}</ref> and it was among the MTV2 ''[Subterranean](/source/Subterranean_(TV_series))'' "Viewers Top 20 Music Videos of 2007" list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/12/news-mtv2-subterranean-top-20-videos.html|title = NEWS: MTV2 Subterranean Top 20 Videos|website = VideoStatic| date=14 May 2010 }}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline        = ''Carnavas'' track listing
| all_writing     = Silversun Pickups (Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester, Christopher Guanlao)
| title1          = Melatonin
| length1         = 4:04
| title2          = [Well Thought Out Twinkles](/source/Well_Thought_Out_Twinkles)
| length2         = 4:02
| title3          = Checkered Floor
| length3         = 4:51
| title4          = Little Lover's So Polite
| length4         = 4:58
| title5          = Future Foe Scenarios
| length5         = 5:20
| title6          = Waste It On
| length6         = 4:13
| title7          = [Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))
| length7         = 5:54
| title8          = Rusted Wheel
| length8         = 6:00
| title9          = Dream at Tempo 119
| length9         = 4:51
| title10         = Three Seed
| length10        = 5:40
| title11         = Common Reactor
| length11        = 6:01
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Vinyl bonus track
| title1         = Mercury
| length1        = 5:38
| title2        = Table Scraps
| length2       = 6:18
| total_length = 11:56
}}

=== Vinyl edition ===
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 17:55
| title1          = Melatonin
| length1         = 4:04
| title2          = Well Thought Out Twinkles
| length2         = 4:02
| title3          = Checkered Floor
| length3         = 4:51
| title4          = Little Lover's So Polite
| length4         = 4:58
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 15:27
| title5          = Future Foe Scenarios
| length5         = 5:20
| title6          = Waste It On
| length6         = 4:13
| title7          = [Lazy Eye](/source/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song))
| length7         = 5:54
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Side C
| total_length = 10:51
| title8          = Rusted Wheel
| length8         = 6:00
| title9          = Dream at Tempo 119
| length9         = 4:51
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Side D
| total_length = 11:41
| title10         = Three Seed
| length10        = 5:40
| title11         = Common Reactor
| length11        = 6:01
}}

The 2 bonus tracks come on a 7" in some vinyl editions of the album, along with a card to download both the tracks online.

== Personnel ==
* Brian Aubert – guitar/vocals
* Nikki Monninger – bass/backing vocals
* Christopher Guanlao – drums
* Joe Lester – keyboards
* Dave Cooley – producer
* Tom Biller – engineer
* Tony Hoffer – mixing

== Charts ==
=== Album ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for ''Carnavas''
!scope="col"|Chart (2007)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts))<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=252}}</ref>
| align="center"| 65
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|84|artist=Silversun Pickups|album=Carnavas|rowheader=true|access-date=October 9, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|80|artist=Silversun Pickups|rowheader=true|access-date=October 9, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=Silversun Pickups|rowheader=true|access-date=October 9, 2022}}
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Chart performance for singles for ''Carnavas''
! Year
! Single
! Chart
! Peak<br />position
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|rowspan=4|"Lazy Eye"
| US ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Modern Rock](/source/Modern_Rock)<ref name="Mod">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/silversun-pickups/chart-history/mrt/|title=Silversun Pickups Chart History: Alternative Airplay|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
| 5
|-
| US ''Billboard'' [Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles](/source/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100_Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/silversun-pickups/chart-history/hbu/|title=Silversun Pickups Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
| 2
|-
| US ''Billboard'' [Pop 100](/source/Pop_100)
| 91
|-
| US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Songs (Year-End Charts)
| 17
|-
| 2008
| "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
| US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock<ref name="Mod"/>
| 9
|}

== Tour ==
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Carnavas Tour
| image             = 
| album             = ''Carnavas''
| artist            = [Silversun Pickups](/source/Silversun_Pickups)
| type              = Concert
| locations         = 
| start_date        = July 6, 2006
| end_date          = September 28, 2008
| number_of_legs    = [N/A]
| number_of_shows   = 226 shows
}}

The Carnavas Tour, the first ever major Silversun Pickups tour, kicked off on July 6, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=23d6445f&page=23&query=tour:(Carnavas)|title=Search for setlists: tour:(Carnavas) (page 23) &#124; setlist.fm|website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref>

Only around 50 shows have known setlists out of the 226 shows as of October 1, 2022.

=== Set list ===
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/silversun-pickups-23d6445f.html?tour=13d4b5d1 | title=Silversun Pickups Average Setlists of tour: Carnavas &#124; setlist.fm | website=setlist.fm }}</ref>
# "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
# "Dream at Tempo 119"
# "Rusted Wheel"
# "Little Lover's So Polite"
# "Future Foe Scenarios"
# "Kissing Families"
# "Lazy Eye"
# "Common Reactor"

==== Other songs ====
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/silversun-pickups-23d6445f.html?tour=13d4b5d1 | title=Silversun Pickups Tour Statistics: Carnavas &#124; setlist.fm | website=setlist.fm }}</ref>
<small> list does not include cover songs </small>
* "The Royal We" <small>(played on 28 September 2008)</small>
* "Panic Switch" <small>(played on 24 March 2007, 7, 28 September 2008)</small>
* "There's No Secrets This Year" <small>(played on 24 March 2007)</small>
* "Booksmart Devil" <small>(played on 15 September 2007)</small>
* "Checkered Floor" <small>(played on 24 March 2007, 19, 20 October 2007)</small>
* "...All the Go Inbetweens" <small>(played on 13 August 2006, 12 April 2007, 8, 10 May 2007, 29 June 2007, 27 July 2007, 15 September 2007, 19, 20 October 2007, 17 November 2007)</small>
* "Melatonin" <small>(occasionally played from July 2006 to November 2007)</small>
* "Comeback Kid" <small>(played on 13 August 2006, 14 November 2006, occasionally played from April to November 2007, played on 29 March 2008)</small>
* "Waste It On" <small>(played on 29 July 2006, 14 November 2006, occasionally played from April to November 2007)</small>
* "Three Seed" <small>(occasionally played from April to November 2007)</small>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Silversun Pickups}}

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