Sunny Day Real Estate

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Sunny Day Real Estate was an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. The band helped bring the emo subgenre from an underground musical phenomenon to a wider audience. The band’s lineup was Jeremy Enigk (vocals, guitars), Dan Hoerner (guitar), Nate Mendel (bass) and William Goldsmith (drums).

The core of Sunny Day Real Estate formed in 1992, originally under the name Empty Set. Empty Set consisted of Dan Hoerner (guitar, vocals), Nate Mendel (bass), and William Goldsmith (drums). A 7-inch called Flatland Spider was released. Mendel took a break to tour with another band, Hoerner took over the bass, and the group was joined by Jeremy Enigk, a high school friend of Goldsmith. Before long, Enigk ascended as the permanent frontman of the band. Where Hoerner’s vocal style had been in the rougher, hardcore vein, Enigk’s higher-pitched, somewhat strained vocal style added greater emotional depth to the band’s songs. Another 7-inch, Thief, Steal Me a Peach in 1993.

The band’s debut album, Diary, released by indie label Sub Pop in 1994, was greeted with numerous positive reviews. That September, the band performed lead single “Seven” on an episode of The Jon Stewart Show. A few days later, they taped several songs for MTV’s 120 Minutes. Through November and December, the band undertook a US tour with Shudder to Think and Soul Coughing in support of the album.

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The Rising Tide
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How It Feels to Be Something On
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Top Tracks

1	Seven	915
2	In Circles	782
3	Song About an Angel	576
4	Round	498
5	47	480
6	48	411
7	Shadows	405
8	Grendel	387
9	The Blankets Were the Stairs	377
10	Sometimes	357
11	Pillars	330
12	Every Shining Time You Arrive	320
13	Killed By An Angel full track	314
14	Pheurton Skeurto	280
15	Rain Song full track	277

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Teensuicidedoit wrote:
2 hours ago

one of the best band ever existed!

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psychomode wrote:
Friday morning

this band is taking over my life.

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gooodnight_ wrote:
Thursday morning

I think senorblanco means that this band should have much more than 2 million plays.. I agree fully

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MetalSabe wrote:
last month

Rodeo Jones not on the top list? What is this madness?

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sk8ter-hater wrote:
last month

well, I think lp2 is the best one, actually. and senorblanco, what do you mean?

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johniscoool wrote:
last month

I remember when I thought this band was the best band ever lmao...good times

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soulbleed wrote:
last month

"one" is one (no pun intended) of the best rock songs ever written. no joke.

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senorblanco wrote:
last month

2 million plays is a joke for this band.

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intoXicated0 wrote:
last month

i think jeremy did most of the songwriting on lp2 and thats the reason why it's my least favourite. his uber-religiousness just sucks. come back from your god damn farm daniel, or i'll make you :(

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Jbhay wrote:
last month

The Rising Tide was one of those life-changing albums for me. I just stumbled upon it tonight and it's the most beautiful things I've heard in months. Haven't heard it in yeeeeeears. I forgot how flawless that album is and how much Jeremy Enigk makes me feel so small.

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DATADATA wrote:
last month

I just purchased Rising Tide last week and it hasn't left my CD player yet.

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pianistman1337 wrote:
last month

yeah, LP2 has always been my favorite...

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irishtim wrote:
last month

I don't know why everyone thinks LP2 is their weakest, I think it's one of their best. Very underrated album.

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mjcurtis wrote:
last month

Jeremys voice is amazing.

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A_Cool_Monkey wrote:
August 2008

What a remarkable band. Dan, Jeremy, Will and Nate.

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NeonFlow wrote:
August 2008

Hah, that would be too good

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Gemeos wrote:
August 2008

I dreamed that SDRE made a reunion tour and they did a gig in Paredes de Coura festival in Portugal. It was damn magical. Really it would be awesome if they started to play together again with Dan or Enigk in the vocals

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pfinarffle wrote:
August 2008

Friends, Mr. Enigk has unfortunately lost his favorite guitar on a recent flight from Spain. I have set up a web site asking for small donations which will hopefully, over time and with enough fan support, add up to be enough to get him a nice replacement guitar. You may view the site here: http://jeremyenigkguitarfund.blogspot.com/ Please forward this to any other music lovers you may know who have appreciated his art over the years.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

Wahoo. I love them.
PessimistPrime wrote:
August 2008

I always though How It Feels to Be Something On was underrated.

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