Transit Transit

If what they say about patience is true, Autolux are amongst the most virtuous motherfuckers alive in Los Angeles. Two of its members served in Failure and Ednaswap-- respectively, some dudes who had a cup of coffee in the Buzz Bin with "Stuck on You" after the post-Nevermind boom and the band who wrote and first recorded Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn". Drummer Carla Azar had what was feared to be a career-ending elbow injury in 2002 but a risky surgery and eight screws allowed her to get back on the skins. And despite having vocal cheerleaders ranging from Trent Reznor to Thom Yorke to T-Bone Burnett to the Coen Brothers, their sophomore bow Transit Transit follows up an album that came out six years ago. For some perspective, when Future Perfect was released in 2004, Silversun Pickups was best known in L.A. as a liquor store.