current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
james - bass , piano , vocals paul smith - guitar broad jason panudy - drums , vocals - lead vocals , guitar richard buckton 1996 & ndash ; present polydor , invisible hands silver sun
 richard sayce - drums group_or_band indie , power pop camden , london silver sun
silver sun

silver sun are an english , indie , power pop band , who formed in 1995 in camden , london .
they are known for their use of `` harmonies modelled after the beach boys '' and `` guitars that ... chopped their way through songs with a sharp , metallic blade . ''
they flirted briefly with success in the late 1990s , with their first two albums being released by polydor records , but soon returned to `` indie '' status .
