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WEEKEND VIDEOSilversun Pickups"Substitution"Swoon2009iTunesSilversun Pickups' 2006 debut, Carnavas, seemed to arrive a dozen years too late. Awash in the guitar sounds of early-'90s alternative rock, the record recalled My Bloody Valentine ("Melatonin"), Veruca Salt ("Well Thought Out Twinkles"), and most conspicuously, Smashing Pumpkins ("Waste It On," "Lazy Eye"). Of the possible eras to emulate, Silversun picked one just about due for a renaissance â€" which may help explain why the L.A. group caught on, especially with listeners who came of age when those sounds were new. But dwelling on the band's influences misses the...

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