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'{{short description|American rock band}} {{About-distinguish|90s rock band from Seattle|Real Estate (band)}} {{For|their eponymous studio album|Sunny Day Real Estate (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sunny Day Real Estate | image = SunnyDayRealEstate2009.jpg | caption = Sunny Day Real Estate in 2009 | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Emo]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[post-hardcore]]|[[indie rock]]|}} | discography = [[Sunny Day Real Estate discography]] | years_active = {{flatlist| * 1992–1995 * 1997–2001 * 2009–2014 * 2022–present }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Sub Pop]] * [[Time Bomb Recordings|Time Bomb]] }} | spinoffs = {{flatlist| * [[The Fire Theft]] * [[Foo Fighters]] }} | current_members = * [[Jeremy Enigk]] * [[Dan Hoerner]] * [[William Goldsmith]] * [[Greg Suran]] * Chris Jordan | past_members = * [[Nate Mendel]] * Jeff Palmer * Joe Skyward * Nick Macri * [[Jason Narducy]] }} '''Sunny Day Real Estate''' is an American [[emo]] band from [[Seattle]], Washington, formed in 1992. The band currently consists of founding members [[Jeremy Enigk]] (vocals, guitar), [[Dan Hoerner]] (guitar) and [[William Goldsmith]] (drums), alongside [[Greg Suran]] (guitar), who originally played with the band between 2000 and 2001, and Chris Jordan (bass), who joined the band in 2022. Founding bass guitarist [[Nate Mendel]] was a member of the band during three of its four incarnations. Sunny Day Real Estate were one of the early rock bands in the [[Midwest emo]] scene<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunny Day Real Estate- The Rising Tide|url=https://waitingroomrecords.com/products/sunny-day-real-estate-the-rising-tide|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Waiting Room Records|language=en}}</ref> which they helped establish, despite not being from the Midwest themselves. In 1994, the band released their debut album ''[[Diary (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|Diary]]'' on [[Sub Pop|Sub Pop Records]] to critical acclaim. However, shortly after recording their second album ''[[LP2]]'', the band broke up. Rhythm section Mendel and Goldsmith joined [[Foo Fighters]], while lead vocalist and guitarist Enigk embarked on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album, but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brackett |first1=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Brackett |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/793 793] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/793 }}</ref> The band reunited again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, took part in this reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/09/27/sunny-day-real-estate-the-jealous-sound-nyc-927/|publisher = inTuneMusiconline.com|title = Sunny Day Real Estate / The Jealous Sound @ NYC 9/27|access-date = October 7, 2009|last = Ambrose|first = Anthony|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103113931/http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/09/27/sunny-day-real-estate-the-jealous-sound-nyc-927/|archive-date = January 3, 2013}}</ref> In a 2013 interview with MusicRadar, Mendel said Sunny Day Real Estate was inactive. According to Mendel, the band attempted to record a full-length album after the end of their reunion tour, but the sessions "just fell apart".<ref name=MusicRadar>{{cite web|last=Parker |first=Matthew |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/foo-fighters-nate-mendel-fights-and-sunny-day-real-estate-571438#null |title=Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: fights and Sunny Day Real Estate &#124; Nate Mendel talks Foo Fighters fall-outs, punk roots and Sunny Day Real Estate &#124; Guitar News |date=February 27, 2013 |publisher=MusicRadar.com |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> In 2014 the band released one song from those sessions, "Lipton Witch," on a split 7-inch vinyl with [[Circa Survive]] on [[Record Store Day]].<ref name="4-19-2014bv">{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/03/sunny_day_real_3.html |title=Sunny Day Real Estate finally releasing new music (on a split w/ Circa Survive); The Jazz June too (on a split w/ Dikembe) |publisher=[[BrooklynVegan]] |date=March 3, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> In January 2022, the band announced its third reunion, with Chris Jordan replacing Mendel on bass guitar. The band embarked on a tour with [[the Appleseed Cast]] in September 2022. ==History== ===Early years=== In 1992, guitarist [[Dan Hoerner]] and [[bass guitar|bassist]] [[Nate Mendel]] met when they became housemates at the [[University of Washington]]. After [[jam session]]s, they decided to form a band and sought a drummer, eventually deciding to invite [[William Goldsmith]].<ref name=grubbs1>Grubbs (2008), p. 72</ref> Goldsmith played in many bands but decided to join the duo's project. They released a demo tape under the name "Empty Set". Post-release, the band changed their name from Empty Set to Chewbacca Kaboom, upon realization that a band with the name Empty Set already existed. However, when another demo tape was released, the new name earned them little attention, and it was yet again subject to change, this time to One Day I Stopped Breathing. The band eventually settled on the name Sunny Day Real Estate. Mendel stated the band's name "was just a random thought that popped into my head that came from a [[Talking Heads]] song, '[[(Nothing But) Flowers]]'". He felt that since the band's outlook on the world saw that every possible thing was becoming a commodity to be bought and sold, it was possible that one day, people would even start selling sunny days. The lyrics made him ponder what could be sold as property, and come up with the commercialization of sunny days.<ref name=grubbs2>Grubbs (2008), pp.74-76</ref> The newly baptized band started as an instrumental outfit, but decided to add a singer. After testing with a female vocalist, Hoerner decided to start singing. The band recorded a self-released two-song [[Single (music)|7-inch single]] called ''Flatland Spider''. Afterwards Mendel took a break to tour with local band Christ on a Crutch. Goldsmith called his high school friend [[Jeremy Enigk]] to play along with them in a new project, Thief, Steal Me a Peach, in which Hoerner played bass and Enigk played guitar. After Mendel returned from tour, Hoerner convinced him to let Enigk join Sunny Day Real Estate on vocals and guitar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonazelli |first=Andrew |date=May 18, 2018 |title=Jeremy Enigk Talks About Sunny Day Real Estate and His Personal Musical Evolution |url=https://riotfest.org/2018/05/18/jeremy-enigk-talks-about-sunny-day-real-estate-and-his-personal-musical-evolution/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607113926/https://riotfest.org/2018/05/18/jeremy-enigk-talks-about-sunny-day-real-estate-and-his-personal-musical-evolution/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=www.riotfest.org}}</ref> Early on, the band's influences included [[Dischord Records]] bands like [[Rites of Spring]] and [[Shudder to Think]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE |url=https://www.subpop.com/artists/sunny_day_real_estate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311040942/https://www.subpop.com/artists/sunny_day_real_estate |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=www.subpop.com |quote='A few years after we broke up, people began to cite us as an influence,' Mendel says. 'It was flattering, but I didn’t think we were that kind of band. We ourselves would look at [[Rites of Spring]].'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2008 |title=Jeremy Enigk IOP Interview |url=http://iconsofpunk.com/IOP_Jeremy.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107115742/http://iconsofpunk.com/IOP_Jeremy.htm |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=iconsofpunk.com}}</ref> Where Hoerner's vocal style had been in the rougher, [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] vein, Enigk's vocals were higher-pitched, inspired by Shudder to Think singer [[Craig Wedren]].<ref name="iconsofpunk.com" /> The musicians also decided to add slower tempos and more groove to their songs.<ref name="grubbs2" /> The band's new style went on to shape what music fans and journalists alike consider the "indie-emo sound." Emotional hardcore being a style initiated in the late 1980s saw a divergence in sound with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate who strayed away from the hardcore tendencies of original emotional hardcore or emo while keeping some of the intensity and stylistic motifs. ===''Diary'', self-titled and break-up=== The band's debut album, ''[[Diary (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|Diary]]'', released by [[indie (music)|indie]] label [[Sub Pop]] in 1994, was greeted with numerous positive reviews. That September, the band performed lead single "[[Seven (Sunny Day Real Estate song)|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. The band projected an enigmatic presence to the public. While supporting ''Diary'', the band allowed only one publicity photo and granted just a single interview (though, strangely, the band posed for an [[advertisement]] for department-store chain [[Nordstrom]]). In a 1998 interview with Norm Arenas of [[Texas Is the Reason]],<ref name="nordstrom">Arenas, Norm. "The Healing Process". ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''. November 1998.</ref> Hoerner explained that the band made up a fake band name and brought in a fake lead singer for the ad shoot, only to have the store stick their real band name on the ad. For most of its early days, the band also refused to play a show in [[California]], for reasons that were never fully explained. When the band was asked to perform at the 1994 [[KROQ Acoustic Christmas|Almost Acoustic Christmas]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] for radio station [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]], Hoerner refused to join them, leaving Enigk, Mendel, and Goldsmith to perform the show as a trio. After finishing their 1994 US tour, the band regrouped to begin recording the follow-up to ''Diary''. While the events surrounding the sessions have not been publicly discussed, the band was clearly enduring internal conflict. Rumors abounded that the root cause was Enigk's sudden conversion to [[Christianity]]. In early 1995, the band announced that it was disbanding.<ref name="roberts">Roberts, Michael. "[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day/ Bring Back that Sunny Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091959/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day/ |date=November 3, 2012 }}." ''[[Miami New Times]]''. December 3, 1998.</ref> William Goldsmith would later reveal in June 2020 on the "This Was The Scene" podcast that the band had already decided to split up before their first US tour in 1994 and the recording of the Pink Album. There was much talk but little really known about the reasons for the break-up. While many fans focused on Enigk being a reborn [[Christians|Christian]], Enigk and other band members later downplayed that aspect. In a letter addressed "To Seth and other readers", Enigk responded to rumors regarding his faith. Dismissing the connection between his conversion and their break-up, Enigk wrote, "I took a shot on calling upon God. He answered me. My pain was gone. I was full of joy. I had hope again. I must say that the true God is the one who is in the Bible, Jesus Christ," and, "I would be a fool to say that He hasn't worked miracles in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.testicle.com/sdre.htm |title=Real Salute to SUNNYDAYREALESTATE |publisher=Testicle.com |date=December 4, 1994 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Goldsmith would later reveal the break up was mainly due to their lack of success and Enigk's desire to leave the band. In November 1995, Sub Pop released the band's second album, bearing only the label ''[[Sunny Day Real Estate (album)|Sunny Day Real Estate]]''. The album was released without cover art or liner notes, and was distributed by Sub Pop as ''LP2''. It has also occasionally been referred to as "The Pink Album", a reference to its solid pink cover. When Sub Pop contacted the band for artwork for the release, the band had nothing to offer, so Goldsmith suggested that they "make it pink". The album included the songs recorded during the brief sessions, as well as tracks such as "Rodeo Jones" that were recorded during the sessions for ''Diary''. Enigk confessed in an interview in December 2008 that because the band had already broken up during the recording of ''LP2'', he and Hoerner never sat down to complete the lyrics; "We broke up and we just felt like we were done. We put no energy into the artwork or into anything. On a lot of songs, there aren't lyrics! In a lot of cases, we never sat down to write them, because we just wanted to get it out of the way as fast as possible. So I just sang a lot of gibberish, which makes it really quirky. My favorite is the Japanese translations".<ref name="iconsofpunk.com">{{cite web |url=http://iconsofpunk.com/blog/2008/12/iop_exclusive_interview_jeremy.html |title=Icons Of Punk News/Updates: Iop Exclusive Interview - Jeremy Enigk Of Sunny Day Real Estate! |publisher=Iconsofpunk.com |date=December 14, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228060748/http://iconsofpunk.com/blog/2008/12/iop_exclusive_interview_jeremy.html |archive-date=February 28, 2015 }}</ref> After the breakup, Enigk pursued a solo career, releasing his first solo album, ''[[Return of the Frog Queen]]'', in 1996. Hoerner moved out to a farm in rural [[Washington (state)|Washington]], while Mendel and Goldsmith joined [[Foo Fighters]], the band which [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] drummer [[Dave Grohl]] had formed following the death of [[Kurt Cobain]]. In 1997, following a dispute with Grohl during the sessions for the second Foo Fighters record, Goldsmith departed the band, but Mendel remained.<ref name="roberts"/> ===Reformation, ''How It Feels to Be Something On'', ''The Rising Tide'' and second break-up=== In 1997, Sub Pop began pressing Enigk and Hoerner about the possibility of releasing a rarities record of Sunny Day Real Estate material, including the band's early 7-inch releases and otherwise unreleased songs, such as the band's unused contribution to ''[[The Crow: City of Angels]]'' soundtrack. Given that the album with only this material would have been rather short, the band decided to regroup to record a few new songs. While working on the songs, the quartet realized that whatever had driven them apart was behind them, and decided to continue working on new material, eventually signaling to Sub Pop that they wanted to release a full new album. Initially, Mendel intended to quit the Foo Fighters to rejoin Sunny Day full-time, but hedged for several months on actually quitting. Just before starting the recording sessions for the album, Mendel turned down the opportunity, noting that he did not want to leave what he had with the Foo Fighters for a potentially tenuous reunion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Crain|first=Zac|date=November 12, 1998|title=Brightness falls|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/1998-11-12/music/music3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124191626/https://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/1998-11-12/music/music3.html|archive-date=January 24, 2005|access-date=April 14, 2022|website=[[Dallas Observer]]}}</ref> In September 1998, the band released ''[[How It Feels to Be Something On]]''. For the album, the remaining trio replaced Mendel with Jeff Palmer, formerly of the [[Mommyheads]]. Palmer left the band after a short time, and he was replaced by Joe Skyward. The title track and "Every Shining Time You Arrive" were intended for Enigk's second solo album, but later became Sunny Day Real Estate songs.<ref name="iconsofpunk.com"/> On the album, Hoerner took the opportunity to write about his environmental concerns in "100 Million". While supporting the album, Sub Pop approached them about the possibility of filming the band for a live release. Two shows were documented, one on video and one on audio, in the form of ''[[Live (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|Live]]''. In the weeks after their release, the band noted their displeasure with the video and CD, complaining that Sub Pop did not allow them final approval on the artwork or on the final mixes. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations, the band left the label. The band's manager Greg Williamson departed, and the band signed with [[Time Bomb Recordings]], an independent label distributed by [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]. The band joined with long-time [[Hüsker Dü]] sound engineer [[Lou Giordano]] to record ''[[The Rising Tide (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|The Rising Tide]]'', released in June 2000. The band had high expectations for the release, and subsequently undertook a lengthy US tour. Afterward, the band announced their breakup. ===Post-second split activity, second and third reunions=== After their second disbanding, Hoerner again retreated to his farm in Washington,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topmovingcompany4u.com/wa.html | title=Relocation to Washington|publisher=Topmovingcompany4u.com| date=October 2001 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> eventually working with [[Chris Carrabba]] on tracks for [[Dashboard Confessional]]. In 2001, Enigk and Goldsmith reunited with Mendel to form a new band, called [[The Fire Theft]], releasing their first self-titled album in 2003. While they had the option of retaining the Sunny Day Real Estate name, the trio decided that it was time to leave the past behind them and start fresh. Mendel remained with the [[Foo Fighters]], joining the Fire Theft when his schedule allowed it. In 2006, Enigk reignited his solo career by recording and releasing the LP ''[[World Waits]]'' on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. Following the October 17 release, Enigk embarked upon a supporting solo tour of the U.S. using material from his 2006 release, as well as his decade-prior solo album, ''[[Return of the Frog Queen]]''. After some speculation in 2006<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1543106/20061013/sunny_day_real_estate.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026150959/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1543106/20061013/sunny_day_real_estate.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 26, 2006 |title=Emo Stars Worship Them, So Should Sunny Day Real Estate Reunite? - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=October 16, 2006 |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> and 2008,<ref name="iconsofpunk.com"/> in April 2009, several web sites reported that the band had reunited with all original members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Sunny+Day+Real+Estate |title=Sunny Day Real Estate – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at |publisher=Last.fm |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://perfectlines.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-in-2009 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion in 2009? &#124; Perfect Lines |publisher=Perfectlines.wordpress.com |date=March 17, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> The reunion was confirmed in June 2009, by Seattle radio DJ [[Andrew Harms]] from [[107.7 The End]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.1077theend.com/aharms/ |title=107.7 The End " harms blog |publisher=Blogs.1077theend.com |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054530/http://blogs.1077theend.com/aharms/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> The band toured the United States and Canada in September and October 2009, and Australia in February 2010 as part of the Soundwave Festival. The band's first show was a surprise secret show on September 16, 2009, at Hell's Kitchen in [[Tacoma, Washington]]. To coincide with the new tour, the band's first two albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks and newly written liner notes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sunny_day_real_estate_reunion_tour_plus_sub_pop_reissues_of_diary_and_lp2 |title=Sub Pop Records |publisher=Subpop.com |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806072219/http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/sunny_day_real_estate_reunion_tour_plus_sub_pop_reissues_of_diary_and_lp2 |archive-date=August 6, 2011 }}</ref> For their 2009 reunion tour, the band frequently played a newly written song called "10".<ref>{{cite web|last=Day |first=Sunny |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113214405 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate in Concert |website=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> On September 29, 2009, the band performed the song "Seven" on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''. The band also performed at the 2010 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], and went on to play their first ever European gig on May 29 at [[Barcelona]]'s [[Primavera Sound]]. After that, they played at the HMV Forum in [[London]] for their debut UK gig on May 31. They were also scheduled to play at the punk festival [[Groezrock]] in Belgium as part of a European tour, but had to cancel their date due to the volcanic ash situation. In 2009, the band had been making statements from the stage implying that new recorded material was on the way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzgrinder.com/2009/sunny-day-real-estate-new-album |title=New Sunny Day Real Estate Album Coming |publisher=Buzzgrinder.com |date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809152555/http://www.buzzgrinder.com/2009/sunny-day-real-estate-new-album/ |archive-date=August 9, 2011 }}</ref> In early 2010, Dan Hoerner confirmed in an interview with Australian music website FasterLouder that the band were writing a new album, and were expecting to start recording in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/22353/Sunny-Day-Real-Estate.htm |title=Sunny Day Real Estate on |publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au |date=February 2, 2010 |access-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404055005/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/22353/Sunny-Day-Real-Estate.htm |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37437/sunny-day-real-estate-to-record-new-lp|title=Sunny Day Real Estate to record new LP|publisher=Punknews.org|last=Yancey|first=Bryne|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> Mendel ultimately returned to recording and touring with Foo Fighters. In a 2013 interview with MusicRadar, Mendel stated that Sunny Day Real Estate was inactive. According to Mendel, the band attempted to record a new full length after the end of their reunion tour, but the sessions "just fell apart."<ref name=MusicRadar /> In 2014, the band released a split 7-inch vinyl with [[Circa Survive]] on [[Record Store Day]]. The band's only song from the 7-inch, "Lipton Witch," was their first new material released in 14 years.<ref name="4-19-2014bv" /> In December 2018, William Goldsmith claimed on his Facebook page that the unfinished fifth Sunny Day Real Estate album remained "silenced, abandoned and buried within the murkiest depths of David Grohl's sock drawer." He would later clarify that he was referring to the Grohl-owned Studio 606 where the album sessions took place and were abandoned due to Jeremy Enigk not receiving "the moral support as well as engineering that he deserved." Goldsmith also claimed that Grohl disapproved of Nate Mendel's involvement in the Fire Theft, and thus would not be supportive of Mendel completing the new Sunny Day Real Estate LP. Via Foo Fighters' representatives, Mendel denied Goldsmith's initial allegations, to which Goldsmith replied that he had not spoken with Mendel since 2011 after a planned conference call to discuss finishing the album did not happen.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.spin.com/2018/12/sunny-day-real-estate-william-goldsmith-dave-grohl-unreleased-album/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Drummer Accuses Dave Grohl of Holding Unreleased Album Hostage|first=Maggie|last=Serota|publisher=Spin|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> In January 2022, a new Instagram page for Sunny Day Real Estate was set up by Goldsmith, leading to speculation that a fourth reunion of the band was imminent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Are Sunny Day Real Estate teasing something? |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/are-sunny-day-real-estate-teasing-something/ |website=BrookylnVegan |date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> This was confirmed by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' on January 24, 2022 – with Enigk, Hoerner and Goldsmith confirmed to be involved.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |title=Exclusive: Sunny Day Real Estate Reuniting For 2022 Tour |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/01/sunny-day-real-estate-2022-reunion-tour/ |website=SPIN Magazine |date=January 24, 2022 |publisher=Next Media Partners |access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> A North American tour with [[the Appleseed Cast]] was announced in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |title=Sunny Day Real Estate Announces 2022 North American Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sunny-day-real-estate-announces-2022-north-american-tour/ |website=Pitchfork |date=May 16, 2022 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref> On September 10, Sunny Day Real Estate played their first show of this reunion at The Big Dipper (a venue co-owned by Hoerner) in [[Spokane]].<ref>{{cite web |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate Reunite For The First Time In 12 Years At Spokane Warm-Up Show |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2199148/sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-show-video/news/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> On January 17, 2024, an Instagram Reel was posted to the group's page teasing new music featuring a drawing of a tugboat while a snippet of an unreleased song played in the background.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Nez4IPLIk/?ig_rid=19e4fd2f-8c11-4d4c-a4e2-7b2596300d4f |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Johnathan |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate Teasing First New Music In 10 Years |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/01/sunny-day-real-estate-teasing-first-new-music-in-10-years/ |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=SPIN}}</ref> The song “Novum Vetus” was released on January 27; it was revealed that the song originated during the recording sessions for ''How It Feels to Be Something On.'' The song was recorded by the three original members of the band, plus their new members, bassist Chris Jordan and guitarist Greg Suran. ==Musical style and legacy== Sunny Day Real Estate has primarily been associated with [[emo]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pogge |first1=David M. |url=https://archive.org/details/rockstarsongod0000vanp/page/101 |title=Rock Stars on God: 20 Artists Speak Their Minds About Faith |last2=Van Pelt |first2=Doug |publisher=Relevant Media Group |year=2004 |isbn=0-9729276-9-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/rockstarsongod0000vanp/page/101 101–104] |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Seling |first=Megan |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate's Jeremy Enigk comes around again |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/sunny-day-real-estates-jeremy-enigk-comes-around-again/article_28ca8249-ea56-5e04-a509-175fd8abf4f7.html |website=[[Nashville Scene]]}}</ref> Other musical genres used to describe the band's music include [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jon |date=July 21, 1998 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate Show Brightens Intel Fest |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/450034/sunny-day-real-estate-show-brightens-intel-fest/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053138/http://www.mtv.com/news/450034/sunny-day-real-estate-show-brightens-intel-fest/ |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Pemberton |first=David |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate's Jeremy Enigk on being the reluctant godfather of emo |url=https://www.avclub.com/sunny-day-real-estate-s-jeremy-enigk-on-being-the-reluc-1798252145 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fixell |first=Ethan |date=April 21, 2019 |title=Jeremy Enigk (ex-Sunny Day Real Estate) Faces Ghosts On The Road |url=https://www.kerrang.com/jeremy-enigk-ex-sunny-day-real-estate-faces-ghosts-on-the-road/ |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref><ref name="Dan Hoerner Interview2">{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Jackson |date=January 2, 2003 |title=Interview: Dan Hoerner of Sunny Day Real Estate |url=https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2003/01/02/interview-dan-hoerner-of-sunny-day-real-estate/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504013205/https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2003/01/02/interview-dan-hoerner-of-sunny-day-real-estate/ |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |website=Verbicide Magazine}}</ref> [[post-punk]],<ref name="Dan Hoerner Interview2" /> [[indie rock]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Tedder |first=Michael |date=August 3, 2000 |title=Sunny Day Real Estate |url=http://www.pitch.com/music/article/20615886/sunny-day-real-estate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053056/https://www.pitch.com/music/article/20615886/sunny-day-real-estate |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |website=[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]}}</ref> and [[post-grunge]].<ref name="Dan Hoerner Interview2" /> Numerous bands and artists have cited Sunny Day Real Estate as an influence, including [[Dashboard Confessional]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanton |first=Leanne Aciz |date=January 18, 2017 |title=An Interview With Dashboard Confessional: Their Hearts.Beat.HERE |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2017/01/18/an-interview-with-dashboard-confessional-their-hearts-beat-here/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003025333/https://www.theaquarian.com/2017/01/18/an-interview-with-dashboard-confessional-their-hearts-beat-here/ |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]}}</ref> [[Hawthorne Heights]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbell |first=Andrea |date=July 28, 2007 |title=Hawthorne Heights Interview - July 25th, 2007 |url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/07/28/hawthorne-heights-interview-july-25th-2007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032058/http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/07/28/hawthorne-heights-interview-july-25th-2007/ |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=Driven Far Off |quote=A real emo band is like Sunny Day Real Estate or [[the Get Up Kids]] (I don’t know if you’re familiar). (...) I think we’re definitely influenced by those bands because that’s what we listened to when we were growing up. I’d say we’re a rock band.}}</ref> [[the Get Up Kids]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=James |date=July 27, 2009 |title=If this is the world we helped create, then I apologize." The Get Up Kids, get back |url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137393-if-this-is-the-world-we-helped-create-then-i-apologise-the-get-up-kids-get-back/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709191910/https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137393-if-this-is-the-world-we-helped-create-then-i-apologise-the-get-up-kids-get-back/ |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Drowned In Sound}}</ref> [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeCaro |first=Alessandro |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Thursday talk prospect of new music, play career-spanning set—interview |url=https://www.altpress.com/thursday-tucker-rule-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208135637/https://www.altpress.com/thursday-tucker-rule-interview/ |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |quote="With Sunny Day Real Estate and Jeremy Enigk, that dude and his band are legendary and have influenced us and countless others in our genre and even outside of our own."}}</ref> [[Piebald (band)|Piebald]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anthony |first=David |date=March 8, 2018 |title=Rank Your Records: Piebald’s Travis Shettel Picks the Lemons Out of His Band’s Catalog |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rank-your-records-piebald-travis-shettel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904170519/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rank-your-records-piebald-travis-shettel/ |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=[[Vice Media | Vice]] |quote=We were in the middle of things, kind of came from a more [[hardcore punk | hardcore]] thing, then [[Weezer]] and Sunny Day Real Estate influenced us so heavily it pushed our music in another realm.}}</ref> and [[Justin Pierre]] of [[Motion City Soundtrack]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2010 |title=Q&A: Motion City Soundtrack |url=https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/ssq-motion-city-soudtrack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227050913/https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/ssq-motion-city-soudtrack/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=completemusicupdate.com}}</ref> As of 2008, ''Diary'' was the seventh best-selling album released on [[Sub Pop]], having sold more than 231,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harvell|first=Jess|date=January 29, 2008|title=Sub Pop Turns 20, Sends Zach Braff An FTD Bouquet|url=https://www.idolator.com/350162/sub-pop-turns-20-sends-zach-braff-an-ftd-bouquet|access-date=July 18, 2011|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]}}</ref> In 2013, ''Diary'' took the first place in ''[[LA Weekly]]'''s list "Top 20 Emo Albums in History".<ref>{{cite web|date=October 10, 2013|title=Top 20 Emo Albums in History: Complete List|url=https://www.laweekly.com/top-20-emo-albums-in-history-complete-list/|access-date=October 16, 2013|website=[[LA Weekly]]}}</ref> In 2016, ''Diary'' also topped the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' list "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 1, 2016|title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/sunny-day-real-estate-diary-1994-164399/|access-date=May 3, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> == Band members == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} === Current members === * [[Jeremy Enigk]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, rhythm guitar <small>(1993–1995, 1997–2001, 2009–2014, 2022–present)</small>; keyboards, piano <small>(1993–1995, 1997–2000, 2024-present)</small>; bass <small>(1999–2000)</small> * [[William Goldsmith]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(1992–1995, 1997–2001, 2009–2014, 2022–present)</small> * [[Dan Hoerner]]&nbsp;– lead guitar <small>(1992–1995, 1997–2001, 2009–2014, 2022–present)</small>, backing vocals <small>(1993–1995, 1997–2001, 2009–2014, 2022–present)</small>, bass <small>(1999–2000)</small>, lead vocals <small>(1992–1993)</small> * [[Greg Suran]] – rhythm guitar <small>(2000–2001; touring, 2022–present)</small>, keyboards <small>(2000–2001; touring)</small>, backing vocals <small>(2022–present)</small><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last=Powers|first=Ann|author-link=Ann Powers|date=July 15, 2000|title=ROCK REVIEW; Mingling Raw Emotions With Spiritual Striving|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/15/arts/rock-review-mingling-raw-emotions-with-spiritual-striving.html|access-date=April 14, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Chris Jordan – bass <small>(2022–present)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Day Real Estate on Instagram: "Hey all, as we make our final preparations for the upcoming SDRE tour, we are happy to announce that Chris Jordan @chris_jordan_____ from @spirit_award will be joining us on bass. We can't wait to hit the stage with him! See you soon! Dates / tickets at link in bio." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch28F6KJ7Cr/ |website=Instagram |access-date=12 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> {{col-2}} === Former members === * [[Nate Mendel]]&nbsp;– bass <small>(1992–1995, 1997–1998, 2009–2014)</small> * Jeff Palmer&nbsp;– bass <small>(1998)</small> * Joe Skyward&nbsp;– bass <small>(1998–1999; died 2016)</small> * Nick Macri – bass <small>(2000–2001; touring)</small><ref name="nytimes"/> * [[Jason Narducy]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(2022–2024; touring substitute for Greg Suran)</small> {{col-end}} ==== Timeline ==== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:100 bottom:90 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1992 till:{{#time:d/m/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:1992 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1992 Colors = id:lvocals 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at:07/11/1995 at:08/09/1998 at:20/06/2000 }} == Discography == {{main|Sunny Day Real Estate discography}} * ''[[Diary (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|Diary]]'' (1994) * ''[[Sunny Day Real Estate (album)|Sunny Day Real Estate]]'' (1995) * ''[[How It Feels to Be Something On]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Rising Tide (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|The Rising Tide]]'' (2000) == References == {{Reflist}} ===Literature=== *{{cite book |last=Grubbs |first=Eric |title=Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007 |publisher=[[iUniverse]] |year=2008 |pages=71–103 |isbn=978-0-595-51835-7}} ==External links== * [https://sunnyday.realestate/ https://sunnyday.realestate] official site * [http://www.sunnydayreal.estate SunnyDayReal.Estate] – unofficial site * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410022103/http://www.sunnydayrealestate.net/home.html In the Blue] – archived unofficial site. {{Sunny Day Real Estate}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Alternative rock groups from Washington (state)]] 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