As much as I dislike the new format of Mtv Unplugged I must admit that I was excited to see that the Silversun Pickups session had been posted over at Mtv.com.

While Nikki Monninger dons her typical dress, Brian Aubert dresses up for the occasion and throws on a three piece with a tie. The Pickups, thankfully, don’t just stick to tunes from Swoon but take a few tracks from Carnavas as well as play “Kissing Families” from their first EP Pikul.

The performance really is rather good as Aubert doesn’t tone down the vocals for the intimate setting and still blasts out his vocal chords when the occasion calls for it. This is where most bands fall out for me in the unplugged category, the lead singer doesn’t have the band back up that they normally do and can’t hide so they back everything off in order to not take any risks. Aubert let’s everything show and it really ends up making the perfomance for me.