{"product_id":"diary","title":"Diary","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA passion to create uncommonly expressive rock and roll fueled\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeremy Enigk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar\/vocals),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDan Hoerner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar\/vocals),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Goldsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(drums), and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNate Mendel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass) from the earliest incarnations of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day Real Estate\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was quickly clear they’d all stumbled upon something new and exciting.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnigk\u003c\/strong\u003e’s yearning, high-register voice was a direct contrast to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoerner\u003c\/strong\u003e’s primal delivery, imbuing the music with a previously unrealized level of emotion, and when\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMendel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereturned from tour, it was decided\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould henceforth be a quartet, with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnigk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon lead vocals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the time, grunge had turned Seattle into the epicenter of the music industry, making worldwide superstars out of hometown heroes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNirvana, Pearl Jam,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlice in Chains\u003c\/strong\u003e. But\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eforged its own path, deriving a unique sound from its members’ collective talents.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“It was guys that played hardcore experimenting with actually writing songs,”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoldsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecalls of the band’s early days. “Hardcore is really fast and out of control. There was still songwriting and arranging, but this was a whole new thing, learning how to leave space. We had these melodies that were kind of triumphant; they matched what we were feeling.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn May 1993,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplayed just its second show ever at Seattle’s Crocodile Café, before a sparse crowd that just happened to include Sub Pop co-founder\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJonathan Poneman\u003c\/strong\u003e. He left blown away and determined to sign the band to his label, which he did within a matter of weeks. “The thing that was so emotionally engaging about the music was that the songs were so beautiful and evocative,” he says. “It was a riveting experience.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoneman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eenlisted producer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrad Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins\u003c\/strong\u003e) to produce\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Sub Pop debut, which the band recorded at his Idful Studios in Chicago at the end of its maiden North American tour.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas released on May 10, 1994 and, despite substantial rock radio airplay for “Seven” and “In Circles,” failed to appear on any\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBillboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echart. The band wrapped itself in mystery, granting only one interview (to British journalist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEverett True\u003c\/strong\u003e) and distributing a single publicity photo. The critical reception was generally positive (“poignant and painfully revealing,” said\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCMJ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e; “a stark, blinding ray of sunshine,” offered\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKerrang!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it proved a remarkably consistent seller, eventually exceeding 230,000 units to make it Sub Pop’s seventh-biggest release of all time.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSub Pop Records has reissued both\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the band’s second full-length album, commonly known as\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(or “The Pink Album” for its entirely pink cover). Both re-mastered albums include rare bonus tracks as well as newly written liner notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunny Day Real Estate\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrack Listing:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Seven\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. In Circles\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Song About an Angel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Round\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. 47\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. The Blankets Were the Stairs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Pheurton Skeurto\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Shadows\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. 48\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Grendel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Sometimes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. 8 (bonus track)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. 9 (bonus track)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunny Day Real Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67808593674557,"sku":"ayt1793032858647","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/1426\/0541\/files\/diary_1.jpg?v=1793032865","url":"https:\/\/temperature-regulate.shop\/products\/diary","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}