Silversun Pickups have returned with “New Wave,” the first preview of their upcoming seventh studio album, Tenterhooks, arriving February 6 via New Machine Recordings. According to frontman Brian Aubert, the track set the tone for the entire project. “It was the first song we recorded, and it set the template,” he explains, describing its surging guitars as a metaphor for an unstoppable force you can only brace for.
Reuniting with producer Butch Vig, the band—Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester—crafted a tight, ten-song record designed to fit on a single vinyl. Aubert calls it “impatient, apprehensive, and more aggressive,” shaped by global uncertainty and his own health scare that briefly cost him hearing in one ear.
Tenterhooks promises rawer edges and emotional immediacy, from the hard-hitting opener “New Wave” to the string-streaked “Long Gone.” The band has also announced a 30-date 2026 tour, marking a powerful next chapter for the Los Angeles quartet. After 25 years, Silversun Pickups sound as urgent—and inspired—as ever.
Silversun Pickups Tenterhooks Tour Dates
Feb 19 | Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory Santa Ana
Feb 20 | Highland, CA | bEATS at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
Feb 23 | Albuquerque, NM | Sunshine Theater
Feb 25 | Aspen, CO | Belly Up Aspen
Feb 27 | Jackson, WY | Jackson Hole Center for the Arts – Center Theater
Feb 28 | Ketchum, ID | The Argyros Performing Arts Center
Mar 02 | Edmonton, AB | Midway Music Hall
Mar 03 | Calgary, AB | The Palace Theatre
Mar 05 | Eugene, OR | McDonald Theatre
Mar 06 | Reno, NV | Virginia Street Brewhouse
Mar 07 | Napa, CA | Uptown Theatre Napa
Mar 09 | Monterey, CA | Golden State Theatre
Mar 10 | San Luis Obispo, CA | Fremont Theater
Mar 11 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Music Hall
Apr 25 | Oklahoma City, OK | Tower Theatre
Apr 27 | New Orleans, LA | Joy Theatre
Apr 28 | Birmingham, AL | Iron City
Apr 30 | Charleston, SC | Charleston Music Hall
May 02 | Norfolk, VA | The NorVa
May 04 | Baltimore, MD | Nevermore Music Hall
May 05 | Harrisburg, PA | Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
May 07 | Asbury Park, NJ | The Stone Pony
May 08 | Norwalk, CT | District Music Hall
May 09 | Providence, RI | The Strand Ballroom
May 11 | Portland, ME | State Theatre
May 12 | Buffalo, NY | Town Ballroom
May 13 | Grand Rapids, MI | Elevation
May 15 | Kansas City, MO | Warehouse on Broadway
May 17 | San Antonio, TX | The Aztec Theatre
May 18 | El Paso, TX | Lowbrow Palace
