sunny day real estate
news:
6/11/01 It's sad but true, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE has called it quits again. Again citing internal differences the band has gone it's separate ways.
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sunny day real estate was:
Jeremy Enigk: vocals and guitar
Dan Hoerner: guitar and vocals
William Goldsmith: drums
biography:
Considering their mere six-year existence, Sunny Day Real Estate have racked up enough dramatic twists and turns to rank with some of the great rock soap operas. Its key members have seemingly engaged in just about every rock cliché imaginable, including finding religion, refusing to work with the media, breaking up and joining a big-name group, and even recording an ambitious full-orchestra pop album-all before reuniting in 1997. Though the band formed in 1992 amid the burgeoning hard-rock scene in Seattle (and later signed to Northwest power label Sub Pop), the group could not have been more different from their flannel-clad contemporaries. Originally conceived as a three-piece (guitarist-vocalist Dan Hoerner, bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith), Sunny Day Real Estate garnered attention when it added enigmatic lead singer Jeremy Enigk, whose high-pitched, constantly ascending voice complimented their melodic songs. The group was shrouded in mystery from the get-go: They released only one picture to the press, conducted one interview and, for some still-unknown reason, never played a show in the state of California with all four members intact. With the release of their 1994 debut album, Diary, Sunny Day found newfound fame (at one time posing for an ad for department-store chain Nordstrom), while Enigk found religion. In 1995, the group broke up, but not before releasing that year's LP2 (which, because of its single-hue layout design, is usually referred to as "The Pink Album") and prompting speculation as to whether Engik's born-again status was behind the break-up. Goldsmith and Mendel quickly found work with the Foo Fighters, while Hoerner retreated to a farm in Washington (and, it's rumored, a gig with Atlantic Records). One year after the break-up, Enigk released Return of the Frog Queen, a set of acoustic songs recorded with a 21-piece orchestra. In the meantime, the group maintained a steady fan base on the Internet, and continued to sell copies of their first two albums. Last year, after months of speculation, the group reformed, minus Mendel (who stayed with the Foo Fighters and was replaced by former Mommyheads bassist Jeff Palmer), and in September 1998 returned with How It Feels to Be Something On, which was met with critical accolades from fans and critics, prompting more media attention than ever as well as a new tour -- which, better late than never, will finally hit California. The dates also yielded 1999's Live. - all music guide
discography:
full lengths:
Diary
LP2
How It Feels To Be Something On
Live
Rising Tide
Singles:
Flatland Spider
Thief, Steal Me A Peach
Friday
Shudder To Think / Sunny Day Real Estate Split 7"
How it Feels To Be Something On
Promos:
Seven
In Circles EP
That Virtua Feeling - Sega and Sub Pop Get Together
Misc.
Batman Forever Soundtrack
The Crow - City of Angels Soundtrack
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