Swoon

1	There's No Secrets This Year 5:33
2	The Royal We 4:47
3	Growing Old Is Getting Old 5:53
4	It's Nice to Know You Work Alone 4:46
5	Panic Switch 5:43
6	Draining 4:55
7	Sort Of 5:27
8	Substitution 4:41
9	Catch and Release 4:39
10	Surrounded (Or Spiraling) 4:45

All Music Guide

Silversun Pickups hold Smashing Pumpkins as close to their heart as, say, Mudhoney hold the Stooges -- perhaps even more, as Silversun Pickups (whose very initials are the same as the Pumpkins) act as though nothing happened between Siamese Dream in 1993 and Swoon in 2009. Try as they may, the bandmembers cannot deny the passage of time, or their geography, for Silversun Pickups are creatures of their time and place, just as their idols were. At their core, the Pumpkins were Midwestern misfits, something that was evident in their very appearance and sound. In contrast, Silversun Pickups shimmer sweetly on the surface, a sound suited for Los Angeles. Silversun Pickups avoid unpleasantness on Swoon, wallowing in washes of sound derived equally from guitars and whispered vocals and glimmering in the sunlight. It's pleasant enough, particularly when the breathy vocals fade away to leave behind cascades of guitars, but still remains an approximation of Smashing Pumpkins at their peak. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Blender

Their 10 new songs average more than five minutes, and they use the time to stack arrangements like store shelves. 1/2 Tony Power

Los Angeles Times

If Swoon isn't quite this year's Tusk, the Silversun Pickups are exploring fresh territory of their own and keeping it easy to follow. The new album closes with "Surround (or Spiraling)," as the band accelerates ever further, veering toward noise and never losing the hook or a sense of evolution. Steve Appleford