Carnavas
| Carnavas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 25, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 2006 | |||
| Studio | Beer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 55:54 67:50 (vinyl release) | |||
| Label | Dangerbird | |||
| Producer | Dave Cooley | |||
| Silversun Pickups chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| The Guardian | |
| IGN | 9.1/10 |
| The Line of Best Fit | 41% |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 5.0/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
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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. 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.