On April 14, 2009, “Dangerbird” label released “Swoon”, the second Silversun Pickups album. It was recorded July 2008 – February 2009, at “Sunset Sound”, “Sound Factory” and “Paramount Studios”, and was produced by Dave Cooley. The album cover uses the artwork “St. Clair”; the inside packing features pieces “Disembodiment” and “Reverberations”, all paintings from the collection entitled “The Flowering”, by Darren Waterston.

Personnel:

• Brian Aubert – vocals, guitar
• Joe Lester – keyboards
• Nikki Monninger – vocals, bass
• Chris Guanlao – drums
• Will Canzoneri – string arrangements
• Steven Rhodes, Kristen Riley, Jason Gossman – engineer
• Tony Hoffer, Jason Gossman – mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Sara Cumings – layout
• Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Chris Guaniao and Joe Lester.

1. There’s No Secrets This Year
2. The Royal We
3. Growing Old Is Getting Old
4. It’s Nice to Know You Work Alone
5. Panic Switch
6. Draining
7. Sort Of
8. Substitution
9. Catch and Release
10. Surrounded (or Spiraling)