Sunny Day Real Estate

Rhythm section Mendel and Goldsmith joined Foo Fighters, while lead vocalist and guitarist Enigk embarked on a solo career.

[4] 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.

After Mendel returned from tour, Hoerner convinced him to let Enigk join Sunny Day Real Estate on vocals and guitar.

The band's debut album, Diary, released by indie label Sub Pop in 1994, was greeted with numerous positive reviews.

[13] 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.

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.

Hoerner moved out to a farm in rural Washington, while Mendel and Goldsmith joined Foo Fighters, the band which Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl had formed following the death of Kurt Cobain.

[13] 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.

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.

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.

The band joined with long-time Hüsker Dü sound engineer Lou Giordano to record The Rising Tide, released in June 2000.

After their second disbanding, Hoerner again retreated to his farm in Washington,[16] 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.

[20] The band toured the United States and Canada in September and October 2009, and Australia in February 2010 as part of the Soundwave Festival.

To coincide with the new tour, the band's first two albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks and newly written liner notes.

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.

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.

[23] 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.

[5] 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."

[26] 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.

[29] 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.

[30] 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.

Sunny Day Real Estate has primarily been classified as emo, and according to Brian Raftery of AllMusic, the band present "more than a hint of grunge".

[39] The band's sound is characterized by "gnarled" guitar work and Jeremy Enigk's explicitly emotional vocal performances.

[42] Numerous bands and artists have cited Sunny Day Real Estate as an influence, including Dashboard Confessional,[43] Hawthorne Heights,[44] the Get Up Kids,[45] Thursday,[46] Piebald,[47] and Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack.

Sunny Day Real Estate performs at Bumbershoot in Seattle in 2023.